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7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

13 7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter appear across the tournament lists.

13 wordsTop pick WUSSIESHighest score WUZZLED 29
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With W in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (293 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • WUSSIES10
  • WURZELS19
  • WURLIES10
  • WUSSIER10
  • WUDDIES12
  • WUDDING13
  • WUDJULA18
  • WULLING11
  • WUNNERS10
  • WURLEYS13
  • WUTHERS13
  • WUZZLED29
  • WUZZLES28
All valid words 13

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

  • WUDDIES12
  • WUDDING13
  • WUDJULA18
  • WULLING11
  • WUNNERS10
  • WURLEYS13
  • WURLIES10
  • WURZELS19
  • WUSSIER10
  • WUSSIES10
  • WUTHERS13
  • WUZZLED29
  • WUZZLES28
Letters by positionIn 62% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. D23%
  2. R23%
  3. S15%
4th letter
  1. L23%
  2. Z23%
  3. D15%
5th letter
  1. I46%
  2. E31%
  3. L15%
6th letter
  1. E46%
  2. N15%
  3. L15%
7th letter
  1. S62%
  2. G15%
  3. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WUZZLED2931Collins only
WUZZLES2830Collins only
WURZELS1921All three
WUDJULA1823Collins only
WUDDING1316Collins only
WURLEYS1314Collins only
WUTHERS1313All three
WUDDIES1213NWL only
WULLING1116Collins only
WUSSIES1011All three
WURLIES1012Collins only
WUSSIER1011All three

The WU opening leaves a short, unusual set: none of these entries ranks among common English words by frequency. WUZZLED and WUZZLES stand out on score, while the endings cluster heavily around S. Dictionary coverage differs, too, so a match in one word list is not automatically accepted in every game.

At a glance: the WU pattern

  • Only 13 tournament-list words match the seven-letter WU pattern.
  • None ranks among common English words by frequency, making this a niche clue rather than everyday vocabulary.
  • Eight entries end in S; G appears twice, while A, D, and R each appear once.
  • WUZZLED leads the scores at 29 points, just ahead of WUZZLES at 28.
  • Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes five, and ENABLE includes four; the dictionaries overlap.

Which W-U words score highest?

WUZZLED is the top scorer at 29 points, with WUZZLES close behind at 28. WURZELS reaches 19, and WUDJULA scores 18. Those four are the only entries above 15 points in the score rankings, so start with them when a rack or board rewards unusual letters.

The full set averages 15.1 points. Dictionary coverage is not uniform: 12 words appear in Collins, five in NWL2023, and four in ENABLE. Most entries are obscure, so check your game's word list before relying on one in a match.

  • WUZZLED scores 29 points, ahead of WUZZLES at 28.
  • WURZELS scores 19, and WUDJULA reaches 18.
  • Collins lists 12 matches; NWL2023 has five and ENABLE has four.

How do the endings narrow the search?

For 7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter, ending in S is the strongest filter: eight of the 13 matches finish that way. Examples include WUSSIES, WURZELS, WURLIES, and WUZZLES. G is a distant second, with WUDDING and WULLING.

The other endings occur once each: WUDJULA ends in A, WUZZLED ends in D, and WUSSIER ends in R. WUZZLED is a good reminder not to search only for plurals or familiar suffixes. The matching seven-letter set is tiny beside the B-U pattern, which has 338 entries.

  • Eight of the 13 matches end in S.
  • G appears as an ending twice, in WUDDING and WULLING.
  • A, D, and R each appear once, in WUDJULA, WUZZLED, and WUSSIER.

Questions people ask

How many points does WUZZLED score?
WUZZLED scores 29 points, the highest score among these W-U words. WUZZLES follows at 28, while WURZELS scores 19 and WUDJULA scores 18. Those figures are word scores; a board square can change the total in play.
Are all 13 W-U words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage varies across the 13 matches. Collins lists 12, NWL2023 lists five, and ENABLE lists four, with overlap between those sets. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry such as WUDJULA.
Which letters do these seven-letter W-U words end with?
S is the most frequent ending, appearing on eight words. Two end in G, and one each ends in A, D, or R. WUSSIES and WUZZLES illustrate the S group, while WUDDING ends in G and WUZZLED ends in D.

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