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

All 178 7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and E as the 7th end in E, so this frame is really a silent-E hunt.

178 wordsTop pick ROUTINEHighest score SQUEEZE 25

20 of 178 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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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Common words 20 · most-used first

  • ROUTINE7
  • COURAGE10
  • SQUEEZE25
  • EDUCATE10
  • SHUTTLE10
  • ABUSIVE12
  • SAUSAGE8
  • GLUCOSE10
  • TRUSTEE7
  • CRUSADE10
  • CHUCKLE18
  • SHUFFLE16
  • ELUSIVE10
  • STUMBLE11
  • EMULATE9
  • REUNITE7
  • COUTURE9
  • CRUMBLE13
  • KNUCKLE17
  • SMUGGLE11
All valid words 178

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

  • ABUBBLE13
  • ABUSAGE10
  • ABUSIVE12
  • ADULATE8
  • AJUTAGE15
  • ALUMINE9
  • ALUMNAE9
  • ALUNITE7
  • AMUSIVE12
  • AZURINE16
  • AZURITE16
  • BAUCHLE14
  • BAUXITE16
  • BLUETTE9
  • BOUCHEE14
  • BOUCLEE11
  • BOURGIE10
  • BOURREE9
  • BOUTADE10
  • BRUCINE11
  • BRUCITE11
  • BRUCKLE15
  • BRULYIE12
  • BRULZIE18
  • BRUSQUE18
  • CAUDATE10
  • CAULINE9
  • CAULOME11
  • CHUCKIE18
  • CHUCKLE18
  • CHUTNEE12
  • CLUDGIE11
  • COUCHEE14
  • COUPURE11
  • COURAGE10
  • COUTHIE12
  • COUTURE9
  • COUVADE13
  • CRUDDLE11
  • CRUISIE9
  • CRUIZIE18
  • CRUMBLE13
  • CRUMMIE13
  • CRUMPLE13
  • CRUNKLE13
  • CRUNODE10
  • CRUSADE10
  • CRUSTAE9
  • DHURRIE11
  • DOUCINE10
  • DOURINE8
  • DRUGGIE10
  • DRUMBLE12
  • ECUELLE9
  • ECUMENE11
  • EDUCATE10
  • ELUSIVE10
  • EMULATE9
  • EPUISEE9
  • EPURATE9
  • EQUABLE18
  • ERUDITE8
  • EXUDATE15
  • EXUVIAE17
  • FAUNULE10
  • FLUENCE12
  • FLUNKIE14
  • FLUXIVE20
  • FOUDRIE11
  • FOUETTE10
  • FOUGADE12
  • FRUMPLE14
  • GAUDGIE10
  • GLUCOSE10
  • GOUACHE13
  • GOUGERE9
  • GRUBBLE12
  • GRUMBLE12
  • GRUMOSE10
  • GRUNTLE8
  • GRUSHIE11
  • GRUYERE11
  • HAULAGE11
  • HOUHERE13
  • INULASE7
  • INUTILE7
  • JAUNTEE14
  • JAUNTIE14
  • KNUBBLE15
  • KNUCKLE17
  • LAUWINE10
  • LEUCINE9
  • LEUCITE9
  • MAULGRE10
  • MAUVINE12
  • MOUILLE9
  • MOULAGE10
  • MOUSMEE11
  • NEURINE7
  • NEURITE7
  • NEURONE7
  • NOURICE9
  • NOURSLE7
  • OCULATE9
  • OPUSCLE11
  • OVULATE10
  • PLUMAGE12
  • PLUMATE11
  • PLUMOSE11
  • PLUMPIE13
  • PLUMULE11
  • PLUSAGE10
  • PLUSHIE12
  • POULDRE10
  • POURSUE9
  • POUSSIE9
  • POUTINE9
  • REUNITE7
  • ROUGHIE11
  • ROUILLE7
  • ROULADE8
  • ROUNDLE8
  • ROUTHIE10
  • ROUTINE7
  • SAUSAGE8
  • SCUDDLE11
  • SCUFFLE15
  • SCUMBLE13
  • SCUTAGE10
  • SCUTATE9
  • SCUTTLE9
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SHUTEYE13
  • SHUTTLE10
  • SKUTTLE11
  • SLUSHEE10
  • SLUSHIE10
  • SMUGGLE11
  • SNUFFLE13
  • SNUGGLE9
  • SNUZZLE25
  • SOUBISE9
  • SOUFFLE13
  • SOUTANE7
  • SPUDDLE11
  • SPULYIE12
  • SPULZIE18
  • SPUMONE11
  • SPUNKIE13
  • SPURIAE9
  • SPURTLE9
  • SQUAMAE18
  • SQUEEZE25
  • SQUIDGE18
  • STUBBIE11
  • STUBBLE11
  • STUDDIE9
  • STUDDLE9
  • STUFFIE13
  • STUMBLE11
  • STUSHIE10
  • TAURINE7
  • THUGGEE12
  • THULITE10
  • TOUGHIE11
  • TOUSTIE7
  • TRUCAGE10
  • TRUCKIE13
  • TRUCKLE13
  • TRUFFLE13
  • TRUNDLE8
  • TRUSTEE7
  • UKULELE11
  • ULULATE7
  • VAUNTIE10
  • VOUCHEE15
  • WHUMMLE17
  • ZEUXITE23
Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 6th letter is L.
1st letter
  1. S21%
  2. C13%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. O22%
  2. R18%
  3. L11%
4th letter
  1. S11%
  2. L11%
  3. M11%
5th letter
  1. I18%
  2. A16%
  3. H7%
6th letter
  1. L26%
  2. I19%
  3. T13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SQUEEZE tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 15 words
  2. 8 points: 8 words
  3. 99 points: 29 words
  4. 10 points: 31 words
  5. 1111 points: 29 words
  6. 12 points: 15 words
  7. 1313 points: 18 words
  8. 14 points: 7 words
  9. 1515 points: 6 words
  10. 16 points: 4 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 9 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SQUEEZE2526All three
SNUZZLE2528Collins only
ZEUXITE2324Collins only
FLUXIVE2023Collins only
CHUCKLE1821All three
CHUCKIE1820Collins only
BRUSQUE1821All three
EQUABLE1821All three
SQUIDGE1820Collins only
BRULZIE1821All three
SQUAMAE1820All three
CRUIZIE1820Collins only

Because E closes the word, you only need to find five middle letters, and the last three letters carry nearly all the information. Five endings stand out: -INE with 13 words, -ATE with 11, -ITE with 10, -BLE with 10 and -AGE with 10.

Quick facts about the U-E-final frame

  • Dictionary counts: Collins 172, NWL2023 112, ENABLE 102.
  • 20 words are everyday vocabulary, led by ROUTINE, COURAGE, SQUEEZE and EDUCATE.
  • Openers: S begins 37 words and C begins 23, with B on 14.
  • Top scorers: SQUEEZE and SNUZZLE both reach 25 points.
  • The average score is 11.4.

Which endings are most common with U 3rd and E 7th?

-INE gives ROUTINE, POUTINE, TAURINE and LEUCINE. -ATE brings EDUCATE, EMULATE and OVULATE, while -ITE adds ERUDITE and BAUXITE. Each of those tails is a dependable shortcut, because the fifth and sixth letters are nearly fixed once you pick one.

-BLE is the friendliest tail for guessing: STUMBLE, CRUMBLE, GRUMBLE and STUBBLE all share it. -AGE rounds out the group with COURAGE, SAUSAGE, PLUMAGE and HAULAGE. Together these five tails cover 54 of the 178 words.

Are the high scorers playable?

SQUEEZE is the safe one, an ordinary word worth 25 on the strength of its Q and Z. SNUZZLE also scores 25 on two Zs and ZEUXITE reaches 23, but both are obscure, and Collins takes 172 of the 178 while NWL2023 takes 112.

That 60-word gap matters in North American games, so keep the common ones in reserve and treat the rest as Collins-only until your word list says otherwise.

Of the 20 everyday words, ROUTINE and COURAGE rank highest by frequency, with EDUCATE and ABUSIVE right behind.

Shortcut for stuck racks

Tip

If your rack holds a U, an E and a pair of G or B tiles, try the -GLE and -BLE shapes first. STUMBLE and SMUGGLE both fit the frame, and both rank among the top 25,000 English words.

Questions people ask

What 7-letter words end in E with U as the third letter?
All 178 words in this frame end in E. ROUTINE, COURAGE, SQUEEZE, EDUCATE, SHUTTLE and ABUSIVE are the best known, and 20 of the 178 rank among the top 25,000 English words.
Which 7-letter word with U 3rd and E 7th scores highest?
SQUEEZE and SNUZZLE tie at 25 points. ZEUXITE follows at 23, then FLUXIVE at 20 and CHUCKLE at 18. The Q and Z in SQUEEZE and the two Zs in SNUZZLE supply most of the points.
How many of these words are in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE?
Collins accepts 172 of the 178, NWL2023 accepts 112 and ENABLE accepts 102. If you play a North American game, expect roughly 60 fewer legal words than in a Collins game.

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