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7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

49 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th, and 23 of them contain a double B, like SNUBBED and CLUBBER.

49 wordsTop pick DOUBLEDHighest score KNUBBLY 18

3 of 49 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (170 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 49 · most-used first

  • DOUBLED11
  • DOUBLES10
  • DOUBTED11
  • RHUBARB14
  • STUBBLE11
  • SNUBBED12
  • ROUBLES9
  • CLUBBED14
  • BLUBBER13
  • BAUBLES11
  • STUBBED12
  • DOUBLET10
  • CLUBMAN13
  • DOUBTER10
  • DOUBLER10
  • FLUBBED15
  • GRUBBER12
  • CLUBBER13
  • FLUBBER14
  • STUBBLY14
  • DAUBING11
  • SOUBISE9
  • DAUBERS10
  • HAUBERK16
  • DRUBBED13
  • GRUBBED13
  • SNUBBER11
  • CLUBMEN13
  • BLUBBED14
  • STUBBIE11
  • SLUBBER11
  • GRUBBLE12
  • DRUBBER12
  • ABUBBLE13
  • BAUBEES11
  • BOUBOUS11
  • CRUBEEN11
  • DAUBERY13
  • DAUBIER10
  • FLUBDUB15
  • HAUBOIS12
  • KNUBBLE15
  • KNUBBLY18
  • KRUBUTS13
  • MAUBIES11
  • SCUBAED12
  • SLUBBED12
  • SNUBBES11

Showing the top 48 of 49 words. See every valid word

All valid words 49

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABUBBLE13
  • BAUBEES11
  • BAUBLES11
  • BLUBBED14
  • BLUBBER13
  • BOUBOUS11
  • CLUBBED14
  • CLUBBER13
  • CLUBMAN13
  • CLUBMEN13
  • CRUBEEN11
  • DAUBERS10
  • DAUBERY13
  • DAUBIER10
  • DAUBING11
  • DOUBLED11
  • DOUBLER10
  • DOUBLES10
  • DOUBLET10
  • DOUBTED11
  • DOUBTER10
  • DRUBBED13
  • DRUBBER12
  • FLUBBED15
  • FLUBBER14
  • FLUBDUB15
  • GRUBBED13
  • GRUBBER12
  • GRUBBLE12
  • HAUBERK16
  • HAUBOIS12
  • KNUBBLE15
  • KNUBBLY18
  • KRUBUTS13
  • MAUBIES11
  • RHUBARB14
  • ROUBLES9
  • SCUBAED12
  • SLUBBED12
  • SLUBBER11
  • SNUBBED12
  • SNUBBER11
  • SNUBBES11
  • SOUBISE9
  • STUBBED12
  • STUBBIE11
  • STUBBLE11
  • STUBBLY14
  • WOUBITS12
Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. D24%
  2. S22%
  3. B10%
2nd letter
  1. L22%
  2. O20%
  3. A18%
5th letter
  1. B47%
  2. L12%
  3. E10%
6th letter
  1. E61%
  2. L12%
  3. R8%
7th letter
  1. S22%
  2. D22%
  3. R20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; KNUBBLY tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 2 words
  2. 10 points: 6 words
  3. 1111 points: 13 words
  4. 12 points: 9 words
  5. 1313 points: 9 words
  6. 14 points: 5 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
  8. 16 points: 1 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KNUBBLY1822Collins only
HAUBERK1617All three
FLUBBED1519All three
FLUBDUB1520All three
KNUBBLE1520Collins only
RHUBARB1416All three
CLUBBED1419All three
FLUBBER1418All three
STUBBLY1417All three
BLUBBED1419All three
BLUBBER1318All three
CLUBMAN1319All three

UB in third and fourth place usually means a short verb stem that doubles its B before an ending. That is why -ED and -ER lead the list, with 11 and 10 words. Strip the ending, and what is left is often a four-letter word like SNUB, CLUB, STUB or GRUB.

The UB frame at a glance

  • Dictionary coverage: Collins takes every one of the 49, NWL2023 has 40 and ENABLE 39.
  • DOUBLED, DOUBLES and DOUBTED are the only common words.
  • -ED and S each end 11 words, and -ER ends 10.
  • KNUBBLY scores 18, HAUBERK 16, and FLUBBED and FLUBDUB 15.
  • D opens 12 words, S opens 11, and B and C open 5 each.

Which verbs double their B?

Eight words end in -BED: SNUBBED, CLUBBED, STUBBED, SLUBBED, FLUBBED, DRUBBED, GRUBBED and BLUBBED. Seven end in -BER: BLUBBER, GRUBBER, CLUBBER, FLUBBER, SNUBBER, SLUBBER and DRUBBER.

With a start like ST, SN, CL, GR, DR or FL, the double B is the usual answer: 23 of the 49 words have one. DOU- and DAU- starts skip the doubling, because the B is followed by a different letter.

STUBBLE, STUBBLY, STUBBIE, KNUBBLE and KNUBBLY fill the -BLE and -BLY slots. Those five show the same double B in the middle of a longer stem rather than in front of -ED or -ER.

What are the DOU- and DAU- words?

DOUBLED, DOUBLES, DOUBTED, DOUBLET, DOUBTER and DOUBLER make six. DAU- adds DAUBERY, DAUBIER, DAUBING and DAUBERS. Together they put D on top of the first-letter table with 12 words.

DOUBLED, DOUBLES and DOUBTED are the three common words, so they are the safest guess when your clue is vague.

Watch the NWL2023 gap

Note

9 of the 49 are not in NWL2023. KNUBBLY at 18, KNUBBLE and STUBBIE are the notable ones, so confirm the top scorer in your game's list before you play it.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U third and B fourth?
49 seven-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th. Collins accepts all 49, NWL2023 accepts 40 and ENABLE accepts 39. Only three, DOUBLED, DOUBLES and DOUBTED, are rated common.
What 7-letter words have a double B with U third?
23 words, including SNUBBED, CLUBBED, STUBBED, FLUBBED, DRUBBED, GRUBBED, BLUBBER, GRUBBER and STUBBLE. They share the U-B-B shape and mostly come from short verbs ending in -UB.
What is the highest-scoring word with U third and B fourth?
KNUBBLY scores 18, followed by HAUBERK at 16 and FLUBBED and FLUBDUB at 15. HAUBERK and FLUBBED are the safe plays, since both are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.

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