7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter
56 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter, including STUDENT, TOURIST, TRUMPET, BOUQUET and LOUDEST.
8 of 56 are everyday words (14%). 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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Best words to play first
- STUDENT8
- TOURIST7
- TRUMPET11
- BOUQUET18
- PRUDENT10
- GOURMET10
- LOUDEST8
- SHUTOUT10
- OPULENT9
- PLUMMET13
- COURANT9
- COUPLET11
- DOUBLET10
- WOULDST11
- CRUMPET13
- FLUTIST10
- FOULEST10
- CRUDEST10
- AQUAVIT19
- COULDST10
- OCULIST9
- FAUVIST13
- SOUREST7
- COUVERT12
- AQUAFIT19
- BLUETIT9
- GRUMMET12
- GLUEPOT10
- ACUTEST9
- FLUIEST10
- DRUGGET10
- POUNCET11
- HAUTEST10
- CHUTIST12
- BRUTEST9
- BLUIEST9
- BLUSHET12
- CHUPPOT16
- CLUMPET13
- DOUCEST10
- DOUREST8
- FAUNIST10
- FAUREST10
- FEUDIST11
- FOUMART12
- GLUIEST8
- HAULOUT10
- MAUVEST12
All valid words 56
- ACUTEST9
- AQUAFIT19
- AQUAVIT19
- BLUETIT9
- BLUIEST9
- BLUSHET12
- BOUQUET18
- BRUTEST9
- CHUPPOT16
- CHUTIST12
- CLUMPET13
- COULDST10
- COUPLET11
- COURANT9
- COUVERT12
- CRUDEST10
- CRUMPET13
- DOUBLET10
- DOUCEST10
- DOUREST8
- DRUGGET10
- FAUNIST10
- FAUREST10
- FAUVIST13
- FEUDIST11
- FLUIEST10
- FLUTIST10
- FOULEST10
- FOUMART12
- GLUEPOT10
- GLUIEST8
- GOURMET10
- GRUMMET12
- HAULOUT10
- HAUTEST10
- LOUDEST8
- MAUVEST12
- OCULIST9
- OPULENT9
- PLUMCOT13
- PLUMIST11
- PLUMMET13
- POUNCET11
- PRUDENT10
- ROUSANT7
- SHUTOUT10
- SOUREST7
- STUDENT8
- STUPENT9
- TAUTEST7
- TEUCHAT12
- TOURIST7
- TRUMPET11
- ULULANT7
- USUCAPT11
- WOULDST11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUAVIT | 19 | 21 | All three |
| AQUAFIT | 19 | 20 | NWL only |
| BOUQUET | 18 | 21 | All three |
| CHUPPOT | 16 | 19 | NWL only |
| PLUMMET | 13 | 18 | All three |
| CRUMPET | 13 | 17 | All three |
| FAUVIST | 13 | 15 | All three |
| PLUMCOT | 13 | 18 | Collins only |
| CLUMPET | 13 | 18 | NWL only |
| COUVERT | 12 | 15 | Collins only |
| GRUMMET | 12 | 16 | All three |
| CHUTIST | 12 | 13 | All three |
Because the last letter is T, this pattern is mostly a story about suffixes. Superlatives in -EST give 15 words and agent nouns in -IST give 8, so 23 of the 56 end in one of those two. BOUQUET is the only everyday word in the group that carries a Q.
The pattern in brief
- Total: 56 words, with 50 in Collins, 41 in NWL2023 and 33 in ENABLE.
- Everyday words: 8, namely STUDENT, TOURIST, TRUMPET, BOUQUET, PRUDENT, GOURMET, LOUDEST and SHUTOUT.
- Biggest tails: -EST has 15 words, -IST 8 and -ENT 4.
- Top scorers: AQUAVIT and AQUAFIT at 19, then BOUQUET at 18.
- Average score: 10.7 points.
Which endings can you expect?
-EST is the biggest family with 15 words, all adjective forms like LOUDEST, CRUDEST, FOULEST, SOUREST and BRUTEST. -IST gives 8, among them TOURIST, FLUTIST, OCULIST and FAUVIST.
Smaller tails are -ENT with 4 (STUDENT, PRUDENT, OPULENT, STUPENT), and -PET, -MET and -ANT with 3 each. TRUMPET and CRUMPET end in -PET, GOURMET and PLUMMET in -MET, and COURANT in -ANT.
Fewer than half of the words fit the headline tails. The other 33 have one-off endings, such as -DST in WOULDST and COULDST, -OUT in SHUTOUT and HAULOUT, or -OT in CHUPPOT and PLUMCOT.
Why do AQUAVIT and AQUAFIT lead the scoring?
Both carry the 10-point Q, then a 4-point V or F, and each lands on 19. BOUQUET gets 18 from the same Q plus a B worth 3.
CHUPPOT reaches 16, while PLUMMET, CRUMPET, FAUVIST and PLUMCOT make 13. A seven-tile play from the rack adds the 50-point bingo bonus, which is worth far more than any difference between these scores.
How much of this list is playable?
Collins accepts 50 of the 56, NWL2023 41 and ENABLE 33. For a safe North American play, stay with STUDENT, TOURIST, TRUMPET, BOUQUET and PRUDENT.
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