7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

The U-E frame sounds tight, yet it leans hard on one ending: 81 of the 141 words finish in S, and 49 of those close with -ERS. Learn that tail and more than a third of the list is already in your pocket.

U-E frame facts at a glance

• Dictionary counts: Collins 137, NWL2023 96, ENABLE 88.
• Everyday words are scarce: only 6 sit in the top 25,000, namely STUDENT, SQUEEZE, PRUDENT, ABUSERS, LOUDEST and ACUTELY.
• Last letters: S ends 81 words, T ends 20, Y ends 13 and E ends 7.
• Top scorers: SQUEEZY 28, SQUEEZE 25, AZULEJO 23, JOUKERY 21.
• Average score is 10.1 points.

Which endings dominate 7-letter words with U 3rd and E 5th?

-ERS wins by a mile with 49 words, such as ABUSERS, ROUTERS, SAUCERS, HAULERS and PAUPERS. Next come -EST with 15 (LOUDEST, CRUDEST, FOULEST, SOUREST) and -ETS with 8, including AMULETS and FAUCETS.

Singular endings are rarer. -ERY gives CAUTERY, PRUDERY, PLUMERY and MOUSERY, seven words in all. If your last letter is S, test -ERS first and fall back to -EST.

Which letters open these words, and which score most?

C opens 18 words and S opens 17, so those two letters cover the largest share of first positions. D, G and P follow with 12, 11 and 11, and the rest of the alphabet splits what remains.

The squeaky end of the list is a Scrabble matter. SQUEEZY earns 28 and SQUEEZE 25 because of the 10-point Q and the Z. Plenty of the 141 are Collins-only, so check your game's word list before playing JOUKERY or HAUBERK.

Bingo math when U and E are on the board