7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and Y as the 7th letter
There are 119 7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and Y as the 7th letter, from COUNTRY and USUALLY to the 28-point SQUEEZY.
12 of 119 are everyday words (10%). 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.
- Length
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Common words
- COUNTRY12
- USUALLY10
- JOURNEY17
- EQUALLY19
- ROUGHLY14
- LAUNDRY11
- NAUGHTY14
- CRUELTY12
- POULTRY12
- FOUNDRY14
- CRUNCHY17
- ACUTELY12
All valid words 119
- ACUTELY12
- ADULTLY11
- AHUNGRY14
- BLUEJAY19
- BLUEWAY15
- BLUFFLY18
- BLUNTLY12
- BRUTELY12
- BRUTIFY15
- CAUTERY12
- CHUMLEY17
- CHURCHY20
- CHUTNEY15
- CLUTCHY17
- COUNTRY12
- COURTLY12
- CRUCIFY17
- CRUDELY13
- CRUDITY13
- CRUELLY12
- CRUELTY12
- CRUISEY12
- CRUMBLY16
- CRUMPLY16
- CRUNCHY17
- CRUSILY12
- DAUBERY13
- DOUCELY13
- DOUGHTY15
- DRUIDRY12
- ELUSORY10
- EPULARY12
- EQUABLY21
- EQUALLY19
- EQUERRY19
- FEUDARY14
- FLUENCY15
- FLUIDLY14
- FLUKILY17
- FLUNKEY17
- FOUGHTY17
- FOUNDRY14
- FRUTIFY16
- GAUDERY12
- GAUDILY12
- GAUNTLY11
- GAUNTRY11
- GAUZILY20
- GOUTFLY14
- GOUTILY11
- GRUFFLY17
- GRUMBLY15
- GRUMPHY18
- HAUGHTY17
- HAUTBOY15
- JOUKERY21
- JOURNEY17
- KLUDGEY16
- KNUBBLY18
- KNUCKLY20
- KOUPREY16
- LAUNDRY11
- LOUNGEY11
- LOUSILY10
- MOUSERY12
- MOUSILY12
- NAUGHTY14
- OVULARY13
- PAUCITY14
- PAUGHTY16
- PAUNCHY17
- PLUMERY14
- PLUMPLY16
- PLUSHLY15
- POULTRY12
- PRUDERY13
- RAUCITY12
- RAUNCHY15
- REUNIFY13
- ROUGHLY14
- ROUNDLY11
- ROUPILY12
- SAUCILY12
- SLUMBRY14
- SLUTCHY15
- SMUTCHY17
- SNUFFLY16
- SNUGGLY12
- SOUNDLY11
- SOUPILY12
- SPURREY12
- SPURWAY15
- SQUABBY23
- SQUADDY21
- SQUALLY19
- SQUASHY22
- SQUATLY19
- SQUATTY19
- SQUAWKY26
- SQUEAKY23
- SQUEEZY28
- SQUIDGY21
- SQUIFFY25
- SQUINNY19
- SQUINTY19
- SQUIRMY21
- SQUISHY22
- STUBBLY14
- STUMBLY14
- STUPEFY15
- TEUGHLY14
- THURIFY16
- TOUGHLY14
- TOURNEY10
- TRUANCY12
- USUALLY10
- VOUVRAY16
- YOUNGLY14
- YOUTHLY16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUEEZY | 28 | 28 | Collins only |
| SQUAWKY | 26 | 26 | Collins only |
| SQUIFFY | 25 | 25 | All three |
| SQUEAKY | 23 | 23 | All three |
| SQUABBY | 23 | 25 | All three |
| SQUISHY | 22 | 21 | All three |
| SQUASHY | 22 | 21 | All three |
| SQUIRMY | 21 | 22 | All three |
| SQUIDGY | 21 | 22 | Collins · NWL |
| EQUABLY | 21 | 23 | All three |
| JOUKERY | 21 | 23 | Collins only |
| SQUADDY | 21 | 21 | Collins · NWL |
Y at the end pays: the average word here scores 15.3 points, and 18 of the 119 carry a Q in second place. Adverbs ending in -LY are the biggest block with 46 words, while -ILY, -ERY and -CHY fill most of what remains.
U-third, Y-last words by the numbers
- Size: 119 words, of which Collins lists 114, NWL2023 100 and ENABLE 90.
- Everyday words: 12, including COUNTRY, USUALLY, JOURNEY, EQUALLY, ROUGHLY and LAUNDRY.
- Largest tails: -ILY has 10 words, -ERY and -CHY have 7 each, and -BLY has 6.
- Best plays: SQUEEZY at 28, SQUAWKY at 26 and SQUIFFY at 25.
- The mean score is 15.3 points.
Which words ending in Y are adverbs?
46 of the 119 end in -LY, nearly four in ten. Four of them are everyday: ACUTELY, EQUALLY, ROUGHLY and USUALLY. The -ILY group adds GAUZILY, MOUSILY and SAUCILY.
The rest are nouns and adjectives. -CHY gives CRUNCHY, RAUNCHY and PAUNCHY, while -HTY brings NAUGHTY, HAUGHTY and DOUGHTY. COUNTRY, JOURNEY and LAUNDRY are the best-known nouns.
Try a -LY tail first when the clue reads like an adverb.
Why do the SQU- words dominate the scoreboard?
Fifteen words open with SQU-, and they fill the top of the score list because the Q is worth 10. SQUEEZY adds a second 10-point tile in the Z, giving 28, and SQUAWKY reaches 26 on the K. That makes the first three letters worth checking before anything else.
SQUEAKY and SQUABBY both make 23, and SQUISHY and SQUASHY make 22. Play all seven tiles from your rack and the 50-point bingo bonus lands on top.
Dictionary differences for this pattern
ENABLE lists 90 of the 119 words and NWL2023 lists 100. For a safe North American play, stay with the 12 common words instead of reaching for SQUIFFY or KNUCKLY. Collins is the roomiest list at 114.
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