7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter
29 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and A as the last, including ARUGULA, ALUMINA, NEUROMA and CHUTZPA.
With U in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (373 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- ALUMINA9
- AQUARIA16
- ARUGULA8
- NEUROMA9
- OPUNTIA9
- NOUMENA9
- SQUILLA16
- KAUPAPA15
- DEUTZIA17
- MOUSAKA13
- CHUTZPA23
- DOULEIA8
- HEUREKA14
- PLUGOLA10
- BRUHAHA15
- ACUSHLA12
- LEUKOMA13
- LEUCOMA11
- ARUGOLA8
- BOURKHA16
- EQUINIA16
- EXURBIA16
- FAUNULA10
- FLUTINA10
- GLUCINA10
- NEURULA7
- OQUASSA16
- PLUMULA11
- TAUPATA9
All valid words 29
- ACUSHLA12
- ALUMINA9
- AQUARIA16
- ARUGOLA8
- ARUGULA8
- BOURKHA16
- BRUHAHA15
- CHUTZPA23
- DEUTZIA17
- DOULEIA8
- EQUINIA16
- EXURBIA16
- FAUNULA10
- FLUTINA10
- GLUCINA10
- HEUREKA14
- KAUPAPA15
- LEUCOMA11
- LEUKOMA13
- MOUSAKA13
- NEUROMA9
- NEURULA7
- NOUMENA9
- OPUNTIA9
- OQUASSA16
- PLUGOLA10
- PLUMULA11
- SQUILLA16
- TAUPATA9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUTZPA | 23 | 25 | All three |
| DEUTZIA | 17 | 18 | All three |
| AQUARIA | 16 | 17 | All three |
| SQUILLA | 16 | 19 | All three |
| EXURBIA | 16 | 18 | All three |
| OQUASSA | 16 | 17 | All three |
| BOURKHA | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| EQUINIA | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| KAUPAPA | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| BRUHAHA | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| HEUREKA | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| MOUSAKA | 13 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
A word that ends in A with U in third place is rare, and none of the 29 is rated common. They are mostly Latin or loan words for plants, tissues and minerals. Because the last letter is fixed, the two letters before it, such as UL, OM or IN, are the best clue.
Everything about the U-3rd, A-last frame
- 29 words fit: Collins accepts all 29, NWL2023 17, ENABLE 16.
- None is rated common, and the average score is 12.3.
- -ULA ends 4 words, -OMA ends 3, -INA 3 and -OLA 2.
- CHUTZPA scores 23, DEUTZIA 17, and AQUARIA, SQUILLA and EXURBIA 16.
- A opens 5 words, N opens 3, and B and D open 2 each.
Which endings are worth remembering?
-ULA gives ARUGULA, NEURULA, FAUNULA and PLUMULA. -OMA gives NEUROMA, LEUKOMA and LEUCOMA, and -INA gives ALUMINA, FLUTINA and GLUCINA.
ARUGULA (a salad leaf), ALUMINA (aluminium oxide), NEUROMA (a nerve tumour), OPUNTIA (a cactus) and AQUARIA (fish tanks) are the ones you may have seen in print. NOUMENA and EXURBIA are the more abstract entries.
The other 17 words take scattered endings, such as -ZIA in DEUTZIA, -ZPA in CHUTZPA, -LLA in SQUILLA and -KHA in BOURKHA. Once you rule out -ULA, -OMA, -INA and -OLA, there is no second big family.
Why does CHUTZPA score 23?
The Z is worth 10 points, and the C, H and P add 3, 4 and 3. That gives CHUTZPA 23 before any bonus square, and it is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.
DEUTZIA, a shrub, makes 17. KAUPAPA and BRUHAHA, both Collins-only, make 15, and MOUSAKA makes 13 in Collins and NWL2023.
Mind the dictionary split
12 of the 29 are missing from NWL2023, including KAUPAPA, BRUHAHA, HEUREKA and DOULEIA. If your game uses NWL2023 or ENABLE, play CHUTZPA, DEUTZIA, AQUARIA or SQUILLA instead.
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