7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter
7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter number 373, from STUDIES and SOURCES to the 27-point SCUZZES.
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373 wordsTop pick STUDIESHighest score SCUZZES 27
19 of 373 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
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
- STUDIES8
- SOURCES9
- COURSES9
- COUPLES11
- STUDIOS8
- TOUCHES12
- COUSINS9
- DOUBLES10
- SQUARES16
- NEURONS7
- COUPONS11
- BRUSHES12
- BRUISES9
- CRUISES9
- ABUSERS9
- COUGARS10
- BOUNCES11
- AQUEOUS16
- CRUSHES12
All valid words 373
- ABULIAS9
- ABUSERS9
- ACULEUS9
- ACUMENS11
- AGUISES8
- AGUIZES17
- ALUDELS8
- ALUMINS9
- ALUMNUS9
- AMULETS9
- AMUSERS9
- AMUSIAS9
- ANURANS7
- ANURIAS7
- ANUROUS7
- AOUDADS9
- AQUEOUS16
- ARUANAS7
- AVULSES10
- BAUBEES11
- BAUBLES11
- BAUERAS9
- BEURRES9
- BLUDGES11
- BLUINGS10
- BLUNGES10
- BLUSHES12
- BOUBOUS11
- BOUCHES14
- BOUCLES11
- BOUDINS10
- BOUFFES15
- BOUGETS10
- BOUGHTS13
- BOUGIES10
- BOULLES9
- BOUNCES11
- BOURNES9
- BOURSES9
- BOUTONS9
- BRUCINS11
- BRUISES9
- BRULOTS9
- BRUMOUS11
- BRUNETS9
- BRUSHES12
- BRUTERS9
- CAUDLES10
- CAUKERS13
- CAUSALS9
- CAUSERS9
- CAUSEYS12
- CAUTELS9
- CAUTERS9
- CHUKARS16
- CHUKKAS20
- CHUKORS16
- CHUPPAS16
- CHURROS12
- CHURRUS12
- CLUSIAS9
- COUCALS11
- COUCHES14
- COUGANS10
- COUGARS10
- COULEES9
- COUPEES11
- COUPERS11
- COUPLES11
- COUPONS11
- COURIES9
- COURSES9
- COUSINS9
- COUTERS9
- COUTILS9
- COUZINS18
- CRUELLS9
- CRUISES9
- CRUIVES12
- CRUMENS11
- CRUORES9
- CRUSETS9
- CRUSHES12
- CRUSIES9
- CRUZIES18
- DAUBERS10
- DAUNERS8
- DAUTIES8
- DEUTONS8
- DHURNAS11
- DHURRAS11
- DIURONS8
- DOUANES8
- DOUBLES10
- DOUCETS10
- DOUCHES13
- DOURAHS11
- DOUSERS8
- DOUTERS8
- DRUDGES10
- DRUPELS10
- ECURIES9
- EKUELES11
- ELUANTS7
- ELUATES7
- ELUDERS8
- ELUENTS7
- ELUTORS7
- EMULGES10
- EMULOUS9
- EMUNGES10
- EQUANTS16
- EQUATES16
- EQUINES16
- EQUIPES18
- EQUITES16
- EVULSES10
- FAUCALS12
- FAUCETS12
- FAUTORS10
- FEUTRES10
- FLUATES10
- FLUENTS10
- FLUGELS11
- FLUSHES13
- FLUTERS10
- FOULIES10
- FOURSES10
- FOURTHS13
- FOUSSAS10
- FOUTERS10
- FOUTRAS10
- FOUTRES10
- FRUICTS12
- FRUSHES13
- GAUCHES13
- GAUCHOS13
- GAUDIES9
- GAUFERS11
- GAUFRES11
- GAUGERS9
- GAUPERS10
- GAUSSES8
- GLUCANS10
- GLURGES9
- GLUTENS8
- GLUTEUS8
- GOUGERS9
- GOUJONS15
- GOURDES9
- GOUTTES8
- GRUDGES10
- GRUGRUS9
- GRUMOUS10
- GRUMPHS15
- GRUNGES9
- HAUBOIS12
- HAULERS10
- HAUSENS10
- HAUYNES13
- HOUDAHS14
- HOUDANS11
- HOUMMOS14
- HOUMOUS12
- HOUSELS10
- HOUSERS10
- IGUANAS8
- INULINS7
- JAUNCES16
- JAUNSES14
- JOUNCES16
- JOURNOS14
- KAURIES11
- KHURTAS14
- KLUDGES13
- KLUTZES20
- KOULANS11
- KOUMISS13
- KOUMYSS16
- KOUSSOS11
- KRUBUTS13
- LAUDERS8
- LAUNCES9
- LAURELS7
- LAURYLS10
- LEUCINS9
- LEUCONS9
- LEUKONS11
- LOUDENS8
- LOUNGES8
- LOURIES7
- LOUSERS7
- LOUVARS10
- LOUVERS10
- LOUVRES10
- MAUBIES11
- MAUGRES10
- MAULERS9
- MAULVIS12
- MAUMETS11
- MAUVAIS12
- MAUVINS12
- MOUCHES14
- MOUJIKS20
- MOULINS9
- MOUSERS9
- MOUSIES9
- MOUSLES9
- MOUSMES11
- MOUSSES9
- MOUTANS9
- MOUTERS9
- MOUTONS9
- MUUMUUS11
- MZUNGUS19
- NAUCHES12
- NAUGHTS11
- NAUSEAS7
- NAUTICS9
- NEURONS7
- NEUTERS7
- NOUGATS8
- NOUGHTS11
- NOUSLES7
- OCULARS9
- OEUVRES10
- PAUCALS11
- PAULINS9
- PAUNCES11
- PAUPERS11
- PAUSERS9
- PIUPIUS11
- PLUMOUS11
- PLUNGES10
- PLURALS9
- PLUSHES12
- PLUSSES9
- PLUTEUS9
- PLUTONS9
- POUCHES14
- POUDERS10
- POUDRES10
- POUFFES15
- POULPES11
- POUNCES11
- POURERS9
- POURIES9
- POUSSES9
- POUTERS9
- PRUINAS9
- PRUINES9
- PRUNERS9
- PRUSIKS13
- PYURIAS12
- RAUCOUS9
- RAUNGES8
- REURGES8
- RHUMBAS14
- ROUBLES9
- ROUCHES12
- ROUCOUS9
- ROUNCES9
- ROUSERS7
- ROUTERS7
- ROUTOUS7
- SAUCERS9
- SAUGERS8
- SAULGES8
- SAULIES7
- SAURELS7
- SAURIES7
- SAUTEES7
- SCULLES9
- SCULPTS11
- SCUNGES10
- SCUZZES27
- SHUFTIS13
- SHUSHES13
- SLUDGES9
- SLUICES9
- SLURVES10
- SLUSHES10
- SMUDGES11
- SMUSHES12
- SNUBBES11
- SNUDGES9
- SNUSHES10
- SOUARIS7
- SOUCARS9
- SOUDANS8
- SOUKOUS11
- SOUPERS9
- SOUPLES9
- SOURCES9
- SOURSES7
- SOUSERS7
- SOUTARS7
- SOUTERS7
- SOUTIES7
- SPULYES12
- SPUMOUS11
- SPUNGES10
- SPURGES10
- SPURNES9
- SPUTUMS11
- SQUAILS16
- SQUALLS16
- SQUAMES18
- SQUARES16
- SQUARKS20
- SQUAWKS23
- SQUEAKS20
- SQUEALS16
- SQUIERS16
- SQUILLS16
- SQUINTS16
- SQUIRES16
- SQUIRLS16
- SQUIRMS18
- SQUIRRS16
- SQUIRTS16
- STUCCOS11
- STUDIES8
- STUDIOS8
- STUMERS9
- STUPIDS10
- STUPORS9
- STURNUS7
- TAUIWIS10
- TAUPIES9
- TAUTENS7
- TAUTOGS8
- THUGGOS12
- THULIAS10
- TOUCANS9
- TOUCHES12
- TOUPEES9
- TOUPETS9
- TOUPIES9
- TOURERS7
- TOURIES7
- TOUSERS7
- TOUSLES7
- TOUTERS7
- TOUTONS7
- TOUZLES16
- TRUANTS7
- TRUDGES9
- TRUFFES13
- TRUISMS9
- TRUSSES7
- USURERS7
- USURESS7
- USURIES7
- USUROUS7
- UVULARS10
- VAUCHES15
- VAUDOOS11
- VAUNCES12
- VOUCHES15
- VOUDONS11
- VOUDOUS11
- VOULGES11
- WAUCHTS15
- WAUGHTS14
- WAUKERS14
- WOUBITS12
- YAUPERS12
- YAUPONS12
- YAUTIAS10
- YOUPONS12
- ZEUGMAS19
- ZOUAVES19
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCUZZES | 27 | 29 | Collins · NWL |
| SQUAWKS | 23 | 24 | All three |
| SQUEAKS | 20 | 21 | All three |
| CHUKKAS | 20 | 21 | All three |
| KLUTZES | 20 | 22 | All three |
| SQUARKS | 20 | 21 | Collins · NWL |
| MOUJIKS | 20 | 24 | All three |
| ZOUAVES | 19 | 21 | All three |
| MZUNGUS | 19 | 24 | Collins only |
| ZEUGMAS | 19 | 22 | All three |
| SQUIRMS | 18 | 20 | All three |
| COUZINS | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
With the last letter locked as S, this is mostly a plural-and-verb pattern: a six-letter stem with U in third place, plus S. The biggest family is -ERS with 49 words. Yet 15 more end in -OUS, and those are adjectives, not plurals at all.
The pattern at a glance
- The list has 373 words, with 363 in Collins, 235 in NWL2023 and 211 in ENABLE.
- Nineteen are everyday words, led by STUDIES, SOURCES, COURSES and COUPLES.
- The biggest endings are -ERS (49 words), -GES (22), -IES (21) and -HES (21).
- SCUZZES is the best play at 27 points, ahead of SQUAWKS on 23.
- A typical word scores 10.7 points.
Which endings dominate words with U third and a final S?
-ERS leads with ABUSERS, ROUTERS and NEUTERS among its 49. Then come -GES (GRUDGES, PLUNGES), -IES (STUDIES, BOUGIES) and -HES (BRUSHES, CRUSHES, TOUCHES). The eight largest tails cover 171 words, which is just under half of the 373. -ONS and -LES have 14 each: COUPONS, NEURONS and MOUTONS on one side, COUPLES, DOUBLES and ROUBLES on the other.
Not every entry is a plural. AQUEOUS and RAUCOUS are adjectives, and ALUMNUS is a singular noun that happens to end in US. Any clue with an O before the final -US points to the 15-word -OUS group.
How can you narrow 373 candidates fast?
- Test the opening trio first: SQU- has 16 words, COU- has 15, BOU- has 13, and TOU- and SOU- have 12 each.
- SQU- words score well: SQUAWKS is worth 23, SQUEAKS and SQUARKS 20 apiece.
- Rare tiles fit too: KLUTZES, CHUKKAS and MOUJIKS each score 20.
- Every word uses seven tiles, so a rack play earns the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus.
Where this list lets you down
Note
Collins accepts 363 of the 373, but NWL2023 accepts only 235 and ENABLE 211. Check which list your game uses before betting a turn on a rare plural.
Questions people ask
How many 7-letter words have U third and S last?
There are 373 of them in the tournament dictionaries. Collins accepts 363, NWL2023 accepts 235 and ENABLE accepts 211, so the North American lists are noticeably shorter than Collins for this pattern.
Which everyday words fit U in 3rd place and S at the end?
STUDIES, SOURCES, COURSES, COUPLES, STUDIOS and TOUCHES lead the 19 common words. Most are plurals built on a familiar six-letter stem, which makes them easy to spot on a rack.
What is the highest-scoring word with U third and S seventh?
SCUZZES scores 27 points in Scrabble, because both Zs are worth 10 each. SQUAWKS follows at 23, and SQUEAKS, SQUARKS, KLUTZES, CHUKKAS and MOUJIKS tie at 20.
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