7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter
41 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th, such as SQUEEZE, CRUELTY, AQUEOUS and BLUEJAY.
3 of 41 are everyday words (7%). 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.
Best words to play first
- SQUEEZE25
- CRUELTY12
- AQUEOUS16
- SQUEAKY23
- FLUENCY15
- CRUELLY12
- SQUEAKS20
- SQUEALS16
- BLUEFIN12
- SQUELCH21
- TRUEMAN9
- FLUENCE12
- BLUEISH12
- SQUEEZY28
- EQUERRY19
- CRUELER9
- BLUEJAY19
- GLUEING9
- CLUEING10
- BLUEING10
- BLUETTE9
- FOUETTE10
- BLUETIT9
- BLUECAP13
- GLUEPOT10
- FLUENTS10
- GRUELER8
- BAUERAS9
- BLUEGUM12
- BLUEWAY15
- CRUELLS9
- ECUELLE9
- EKUELES11
- ELUENTS7
- FLUERIC12
- GRUEING9
- GRUELED9
- SLUEING8
- SPUEING10
- TRUEING8
- TRUEMEN9
All valid words 41
- AQUEOUS16
- BAUERAS9
- BLUECAP13
- BLUEFIN12
- BLUEGUM12
- BLUEING10
- BLUEISH12
- BLUEJAY19
- BLUETIT9
- BLUETTE9
- BLUEWAY15
- CLUEING10
- CRUELER9
- CRUELLS9
- CRUELLY12
- CRUELTY12
- ECUELLE9
- EKUELES11
- ELUENTS7
- EQUERRY19
- FLUENCE12
- FLUENCY15
- FLUENTS10
- FLUERIC12
- FOUETTE10
- GLUEING9
- GLUEPOT10
- GRUEING9
- GRUELED9
- GRUELER8
- SLUEING8
- SPUEING10
- SQUEAKS20
- SQUEAKY23
- SQUEALS16
- SQUEEZE25
- SQUEEZY28
- SQUELCH21
- TRUEING8
- TRUEMAN9
- TRUEMEN9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUEEZY | 28 | 28 | Collins only |
| SQUEEZE | 25 | 26 | All three |
| SQUEAKY | 23 | 23 | All three |
| SQUELCH | 21 | 23 | All three |
| SQUEAKS | 20 | 21 | All three |
| EQUERRY | 19 | 19 | All three |
| BLUEJAY | 19 | 23 | All three |
| AQUEOUS | 16 | 18 | All three |
| SQUEALS | 16 | 18 | All three |
| FLUENCY | 15 | 18 | All three |
| BLUEWAY | 15 | 17 | NWL only |
| BLUECAP | 13 | 18 | All three |
UE is the middle of three families: nine BLUE- words, six SQUE- words and seven -UEING verb forms. Together they account for 22 of the 41. The SQUE- group carries the points, with SQUEEZY at 28 and SQUEEZE at 25.
UE words in brief
- Dictionary split: 39 words in Collins, 28 in NWL2023 and 26 in ENABLE.
- Only 3 are common: SQUEEZE, CRUELTY and AQUEOUS.
- BLU- opens 9 words, SQU- opens 6, and FLU- and CRU- open 4 each.
- SQUEEZY leads at 28, and the average is 12.6.
- S and Y each end 8 words, G ends 7 and E ends 5.
Which BLUE words and -UEING verbs fit?
BLUEJAY, BLUECAP, BLUEFIN, BLUEISH, BLUEGUM, BLUETIT, BLUETTE and BLUEWAY all start BLUE, and BLUEING brings the count to nine. BLUEJAY scores 19 and BLUEWAY 15.
The -UEING verbs are TRUEING, GRUEING, SLUEING, SPUEING, GLUEING, CLUEING and BLUEING. Seven words, all ending in G, and none of them common.
How do the SQUE- words score so well?
Q is worth 10. SQUEEZY adds a 10-point Z and a 4-point Y for 28, SQUEEZE makes 25, SQUEAKY 23, SQUELCH 21 and SQUEAKS 20. SQUEALS makes 16.
SQUEEZE is the only common one of the six, and SQUEEZY is Collins only. EQUERRY, a royal household officer, makes 19 on its own Q.
FLU- adds FLUENCY, FLUENCE, FLUENTS and FLUERIC, and CRU- adds CRUELTY, CRUELLY, CRUELER and CRUELLS. CRUELTY and CRUELLY are the everyday pair, and the other six are valid but seldom seen.
A few singles remain: AQUEOUS, EQUERRY, FOUETTE, ECUELLE and ELUENTS fit no family. AQUEOUS is the third common word, and FOUETTE, a ballet turn, scores 10 and is valid in every list.
Dictionary check for the odd plays
13 of the 41 are missing from NWL2023, including SQUEEZY, TRUEMAN, BLUETIT and GRUEING. SQUEEZE, SQUEAKY and SQUELCH are accepted everywhere.
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