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7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter

7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter number 13, including LAYOUTS, PAYOUTS, and TRYOUTS.

13 wordsTop pick LAYOUTSHighest score HEYDUCK 20

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With Y in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (94 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

  • LAYOUTS10
  • PAYOUTS12
  • TRYOUTS10
  • ASYLUMS12
  • BUYOUTS12
  • DRYSUIT11
  • AMYLUMS14
  • HEYDUCK20
  • MAYBUSH17
  • SEYSURE10
  • SKYSURF17
  • UNYOUNG11

Showing the top 12 of 13 words. See every valid word

All valid words 13

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

  • AMYLUMS14
  • ASYLUMS12
  • BUYOUTS12
  • DRYSUIT11
  • HEYDUCK20
  • LAYOUTS10
  • MAYBUSH17
  • PAYOUTS12
  • SEYSURE10
  • SKYSURF17
  • TRYOUTS10
  • UNYOUNG11
  • VOYEURS13
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. A15%
  2. S15%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. A23%
  2. R15%
  3. E15%
4th letter
  1. O38%
  2. S23%
  3. L15%
6th letter
  1. T31%
  2. R23%
  3. M15%
7th letter
  1. S54%
  2. H8%
  3. G8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HEYDUCK2020Collins only
MAYBUSH1718All three
SKYSURF1717Collins · NWL
AMYLUMS1417All three
PAYOUTS1213All three
ASYLUMS1214All three
BUYOUTS1214All three
DRYSUIT1111NWL only
UNYOUNG1115All three
LAYOUTS1011All three
TRYOUTS1010All three
SEYSURE1010Collins only

The slots read _ _ Y _ U _ _. Just 13 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and the contrast with other third letters is striking: R, N, and S each produce far larger groups. LAYOUTS, PAYOUTS, TRYOUTS, and BUYOUTS are familiar matches, but only one entry ranks among the 25,000 most common English words.

7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter

  • The exact pattern has 13 tournament-dictionary matches.
  • Seven entries finish with S, including LAYOUTS, PAYOUTS, TRYOUTS, and BUYOUTS.
  • Only one match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • HEYDUCK tops the tile scores at 20 points; MAYBUSH and SKYSURF each earn 17.

Why is this letter pattern so narrow?

The fixed Y-and-U slots leave only 13 candidates. Swap Y for R in the third position and the count rises to 124; N gives 107, while S gives 103. That makes the third letter a particularly strong filter for this pattern.

Seven matches end in S. LAYOUTS, PAYOUTS, TRYOUTS, and BUYOUTS show the familiar plural form, so a final S is a quick clue to test against your rack.

Keep Y third but change the fifth letter to I, and the matching group jumps to 94; O produces 82. U is the restrictive choice in that slot.

  • Y in position three and U in position five leave 13 matches.
  • Changing the third letter to R gives 124 matches, compared with 107 for N.
  • Keeping Y third but using I fifth gives 94 matches; O gives 82.

Which entries score highest?

HEYDUCK is the top scorer at 20 points, with MAYBUSH and SKYSURF tied at 17. More familiar LAYOUTS scores 10, and DRYSUIT scores 11. The pattern's biggest tile totals belong to less familiar words, not its everyday examples.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins has 12 matches, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 9. Check the word list for your game before playing an unfamiliar entry. For 7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter, a strong score is no guarantee of acceptance or a good board position.

  • HEYDUCK scores 20 points, the highest total among these matches.
  • MAYBUSH and SKYSURF tie at 17 points; LAYOUTS scores 10.
  • Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 9.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have Y third and U fifth?
There are 13 tournament-dictionary matches with Y in position three and U in position five. LAYOUTS, PAYOUTS, TRYOUTS, and BUYOUTS are recognizable examples; several of the remaining entries are less familiar.
Which matching word has the highest tile score?
HEYDUCK leads with a 20-point tile score. MAYBUSH and SKYSURF are next at 17 points apiece, while LAYOUTS scores 10. A high total does not guarantee that a word is accepted in your game's dictionary.
Do all 13 words appear in every word-game dictionary?
No. Collins contains 12 matches, NWL2023 contains 11, and ENABLE contains 9. A word accepted in one dictionary may not be accepted in another, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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