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8-letter words with U as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abundant, abusable, abutilon.

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1306 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abundant83
abusable83
abutilon84
abutment83
abuttals83
abutters83
abutting83
acuities83
aculeate83
acutance83
adularia84
adulated84
adulates84
adulator84
adultery84
adumbral83
aduncate83
aduncous83
aguelike83
agueweed83
aguishly83
aluminas84
alumines84
aluminic84
aluminum84
alumroot83
alunites84
amusable83
amusedly84
anureses84
anuresis84
anuretic84
aquacade83
aquanaut83
aquarial83
aquarian83
aquarist83
aquarium83
aquatics83
aquatint83
aquatone83
aquavits83
aqueduct83
aquifers83
aquiline83
arugolas84
arugulas84
avulsing83
avulsion83
ayurveda83
azurites84
baudekin83
baudrons82
bauhinia83
baulkier82
baulking82
bauxites83
bauxitic83
beuncled82
biunique82
blubbers82
blubbery83
blubbing82
bluchers82
bludgeon82
bludgers82
blueball82
bluebell82
bluebill82
bluebird82
bluebook82
bluecaps82
bluecoat82
bluefins82
bluefish82
bluegill82
bluegums82
bluehead82
blueings81
bluejack82
bluejays82
blueline82
blueness82
bluenose82
bluesier82
bluesman82
bluesmen82
bluestem82
bluetick82
blueweed82
bluewood82
bluffers82
bluffest82
bluffing82
blunders82
blungers82
blunging82
bluntest82
blunting82
blurbing82
blurrier82
blurrily83
blurring82
blurters82
blurting82
blushers82
blushful82
blushing82
blusters82
blustery83
bouchees82
boudoirs82
bouffant82
boughpot82
boughten82
bouillon82
boulders82
bouldery83
bouncers82
bouncier82
bouncily83
bouncing82
boundary83
bounders82
bounding82
bountied82
bounties82
bouquets82
bourbons82
bourdons82
bourgeon82
bourrees82
bourride82
bourtree81
bousouki83
boutique82
bouviers82
bouzouki83
brucella83
brucines83
bruisers82
bruising82
bruiters82
bruiting82
brulyies82
brulzies82
brumbies82
brunched82
brunches82
brunette82
brunizem83
brushers82
brushier82
brushing82
brushoff82
brushups82
bruskest82
brusquer82
brutally83
brutisms82
bruxisms82
caucused83
caucuses83
caudally83
caudated83
caudates83
caudexes83
caudices83
caudillo83
cauldron82
caulicle82
caulkers82
caulking82
causable82
causally83
causerie82
causeway83
caustics82
cautions82
cautious82
chubasco83
chubbier82
chubbily83
chuckies82
chucking82
chuckled82
chuckler82
chuckles82
chuddahs82
chuddars82
chudders82
chuffest82
chuffier82
chuffing82
chugalug83
chuggers82
chugging82
chukkars82
chukkers82
chummier82
chummily83
chumming82
chumping82
chumship82
chunkier82
chunkily83
chunking82
chunters82
churched82
churches82
churchly82
churlish82
churners82
churning82
churring82
chutists82
chutnees82
chutneys82
chutzpah82
chutzpas82
clubable82
clubbers82
clubbier82
clubbing82
clubbish82
clubfeet82
clubfoot82
clubhand82
clubhaul82
clubroom82
clubroot82
clucking82
clueless82
clumbers82
clumpier82
clumping82
clumpish82
clumsier82
clumsily83
clunkers82
clunkier82
clunking82
clupeids82
clupeoid82
clusters82
clustery83
clutched82
clutches82
clutters82
cluttery83
couchant82
couchers82
couching82
coughers82
coughing82
couldest82
coulises83
coulisse82
couloirs82
coulombs82
coulters82
coumaric83
coumarin83
coumarou83
councils82
counsels82
counters82
countess82
countian82
counties82
counting82
couplers82
couplets82
coupling82
courages83
courante82
couranto83
courants82
couriers82
courlans82
coursers82
coursing82
courters82
courtesy83
courtier82
courting82
couscous82
cousinly83
cousinry83
couteaux82
couthest82
couthier82
coutures83
couvades83
crucians82
cruciate82
crucible82
crucifer83
crucifix83
cruddier82
crudding82
crudites83
cruelest82
crueller82
cruisers82
cruising82
crullers82
crumbers82
crumbier82
crumbing82
crumbled82
crumbles82
crumbums82
crumhorn82
crummier82
crummies82
crumpets82
crumping82
crumpled82
crumples82
crunched82
cruncher82
crunches82
crunodal83
crunodes83
cruppers82
crusaded83
crusader83
crusades83
crusados83
crushers82
crushing82
crustier82
crustily83
crusting82
crustose82
crutched82
crutches82
cruzados83
cruzeiro83
daubiest82
daubries82
daughter82
daunders82
daunters82
daunting82
dauphine82
dauphins82
deucedly83
deuteric83
deuteron83
deutzias82
dhurries82
diureses83
diuresis83
diuretic83
diurnals82
doublers82
doublets82
doubling82
doubloon82
doublure82
doubters82
doubtful82
doubting82
douceurs82
douching82
doughboy82
doughier82
doughnut82
doupioni83
dourines83
dourness82
douzeper83
drubbers82
drubbing82
drudgers82
drudgery83
drudging82
druggets82
druggier82
druggies82
drugging82
druggist82
druidess82
druidism82
drumbeat82
drumbled82
drumbles82
drumfire82
drumfish82
drumhead82
drumlier82
drumlike82
drumlins82
drummers82
drumming82
drumroll82
drunkard82
drunkest82
drupelet83
druthers82
duumviri83
duumvirs82
ecumenic84
educable83
educated84
educates84
educator84
educible83
eduction83
eductive83
eductors83
elusions83
elutions83
eluviate83
eluviums83
emulated84
emulates84
emulator84
emulsify84
emulsion83
emulsive83
emulsoid83
enuresis84
enuretic84
equaling83
equalise83
equality84
equalize83
equalled83
equating83
equation83
equators83
equinely84
equinity84
equipage83
equipped83
equipper83
equiseta84
equitant83
equities83
equivoke83
eructate83
eructing83
erumpent83
erupting83
eruption83
eruptive83
esurient83
evulsion83
exudates84
exultant83
exulting83
exurbias83
exuviate83
faubourg82
faultier82
faultily83
faulting82
faunally83
faunlike82
fauteuil82
fauvisms82
fauvists82
feudally83
feudists82
flubbers82
flubbing82
flubdubs82
fluently82
fluerics82
fluffier82
fluffily83
fluffing82
fluidics82
fluidise82
fluidity83
fluidize82
fluidram82
flukiest82
flummery83
flumping82
flunkers82
flunkeys82
flunkies82
flunking82
fluorene82
fluoride82
fluorids82
fluorine82
fluorins82
fluorite82
flurried82
flurries82
flushers82
flushest82
flushing82
flusters82
flutiest82
flutings82
flutists82
flutters82
fluttery83
fluxgate82
fluxions82
fouettes82
foughten82
foulards82
foulings82
foulness82
founders82
founding82
fountain82
fourchee81
fourfold82
fourgons82
fourplex82
foursome82
fourteen82
fourthly82
fructify83
fructose82
frugally83
frugging82
fruitage82
fruiters82
fruitful82
fruitier82
fruitily83
fruiting82
fruition82
fruitlet82
frumenty83
frumpier82
frumpily83
frumpish82
frustule82
frustums82
gauchely83
gauchest82
gaudiest82
gauffers82
gauntest82
gauntlet82
gauziest82
glucagon83
glucinic83
glucinum83
glucoses83
glucosic83
gluelike82
gluepots82
glugging82
glummest82
glumness82
glumpier82
glumpily83
glunched82
glunches82
glutelin83
glutting82
gluttons82
gluttony83
gouaches82
gouramis83
gourmand82
gourmets82
goutiest82
grubbers82
grubbier82
grubbily83
grubbing82
grubworm82
grudgers82
grudging82
gruelers82
grueling82
gruelled82
grueller82
gruesome82
gruffest82
gruffier82
gruffily83
gruffing82
gruffish82
gruiform82
grumbled82
grumbler82
grumbles82
grummest82
grummets82
grumphie81
grumpier82
grumpily83
grumping82
grumpish82
grungier82
grunions82
grunters82
grunting82
gruntled82
gruntles82
grutched82
grutches82
gruyeres82
hauberks82
haulages83
hauliers82
haulmier82
haulyard82
haunched82
haunches82
haunters82
haunting82
hausfrau82
hautbois82
hautboys82
hauteurs82
hounders82
hounding82
hourlies82
houseboy83
housefly83
houseful83
houseled83
houseman83
housemen83
housesat83
housesit83
housetop83
housings82
iguanian83
inulases84
inundant83
inundate83
inurbane83
inurning83
jauncing82
jaundice82
jauntier82
jauntily83
jaunting82
jiujitsu83
jiujutsu83
jouncier82
jouncing82
journals82
journeys82
jousters82
jousting82
klutzier82
knubbier82
knuckled82
knuckler82
knuckles82
knurlier82
knurling82
koumises83
koumyses83
koupreys82
krullers82
krumhorn82
laudable82
laudably83
laudanum83
laudator83
laughers82
laughing82
laughter82
launched82
launcher82
launches82
launders82
laureate82
laureled83
lauwines83
leucemia83
leucemic83
leucines83
leucites83
leucitic83
leucomas83
leukemia83
leukemic83
leukomas83
leukoses83
leukosis83
leukotic83
loudened83
loudlier82
loudness82
loungers82
lounging82
lousiest82
louvered83
maumetry83
maunders82
maundies82
mausolea83
meuniere82
mouching82
mouchoir82
moufflon82
mouflons82
moulages83
moulders82
mouldier82
moulding82
moulters82
moulting82
mounding82
mountain82
mounters82
mounting82
mourners82
mournful82
mourning82
mousiest82
mousings82
moussaka83
moussing82
mouthers82
mouthful82
mouthier82
mouthily83
mouthing82
naumachy83
nauplial82
nauplius82
nauseant82
nauseate82
nauseous82
nautches82
nautical83
nautilus83
neumatic83
neurally83
neuraxon83
neurines83
neuritic83
neuritis83
neuromas83
neuronal83
neurones83
neuronic83
neurosal83
neuroses83
neurosis83
neurotic83
neurulae82
neurulas83
neustons82
neutered83
neutrals82
neutrino83
neutrons82
ngultrum82
noumenal83
noumenon83
nounally83
nounless82
nouvelle82
ocularly84
oculists83
opulence83
opulency84
opuntias83
opuscula84
opuscule83
oquassas83
ovulated84
ovulates84
pauldron82
paunched82
paunches82
paupered83
pluckers82
pluckier82
pluckily83
plucking82
pluggers82
plugging82
plugless82
plugolas83
plugugly83
plumaged83
plumages83
plumbago83
plumbers82
plumbery83
plumbing82
plumbism82
plumbous82
plumbums82
plumelet83
plumeria83
plumiest82
plumiped83
plumlike82
plummets82
plummier82
plumpens82
plumpers82
plumpest82
plumping82
plumpish82
plumular83
plumules83
plunders82
plungers82
plunging82
plunkers82
plunking82
plurally83
plushest82
plushier82
plushily83
plussage82
plutonic83
pluvials82
pluviose82
pluvious82
pouchier82
pouching82
poularde82
poulards82
poulters82
poultice82
pouncers82
pouncing82
poundage82
poundals82
pounders82
pounding82
pourable82
poussies82
poutiest82
prudence82
pruinose82
prunable82
prunella83
prunelle82
prunello83
prunuses83
prurient82
prurigos83
pruritic83
pruritus83
raunches82
reunions82
reunited83
reuniter83
reunites83
reusable82
reutters82
rhubarbs82
rhumbaed82
roughage82
roughdry82
roughens82
roughers82
roughest82
roughhew82
roughies82
roughing82
roughish82
roughleg82
rouilles82
roulades83
rouleaus82
rouleaux82
roulette82
roundels82
rounders82
roundest82
rounding82
roundish82
roundlet82
roundups82
roupiest82
rousseau82
rousters82
rousting82
routeman83
routemen83
routeway83
routines83
saucebox83
saucepan83
sauciest82
saunters82
saurians82
sauropod83
sausages83
sauteing82
sauterne82
sautoire82
sautoirs82
scudding82
scuffing82
scuffled82
scuffler82
scuffles82
sculkers82
sculking82
scullers82
scullery83
sculling82
scullion82
sculping82
sculpins82
sculpted82
sculptor82
scumbags82
scumbled82
scumbles82
scumlike82
scummers82
scummier82
scumming82
scunners82
scuppaug82
scuppers82
scurfier82
scurried82
scurries82
scurrile82
scurvier82
scurvies82
scurvily83
scutages83
scutched82
scutcher82
scutches82
scutella83
scutters82
scuttled82
scuttles82
scuzzier82
sfumatos83
shuckers82
shucking82
shudders82
shuddery83
shuffled82
shuffler82
shuffles82
shunners82
shunning82
shunpike82
shunters82
shunting82
shushing82
shutdown82
shuteyes82
shutoffs82
shutouts82
shutters82
shutting82
shuttled82
shuttles82
skulkers82
skulking82
skullcap82
skunking82
slubbers82
slubbing82
sludgier82
sluffing82
slugabed83
slugfest82
sluggard82
sluggers82
slugging82
sluggish82
sluicing82
slumbers82
slumbery83
slumgums82
slumisms82
slumlord82
slummers82
slummier82
slumming82
slumping82
slurping82
slurried82
slurries82
slurring82
slushier82
slushily83
slushing82
smudgier82
smudgily83
smudging82
smuggest82
smuggled82
smuggler82
smuggles82
smugness82
smutched82
smutches82
smuttier82
smuttily83
smutting82
snubbers82
snubbier82
snubbing82
snubness82
snuffbox82
snuffers82
snuffier82
snuffily83
snuffing82
snuffled82
snuffler82
snuffles82
snuggery83
snuggest82
snuggies82
snugging82
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snuggles82
snugness82
soubises83
souchong82
souffled82
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soughing82
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soullike82
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sounders82
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soundman82
soundmen82
soupcons82
soupiest82
sourball82
sourcing82
sourdine82
sourness82
sourpuss82
soursops82
sourwood82
soutache82
soutanes83
southern82
southers82
southing82
southpaw82
southron82
souvenir83
souvlaki83
spudders82
spudding82
spumiest82
spumones83
spumonis83
spunkier82
spunkies82
spunkily83
spunking82
spurgall82
spurious82
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spurning82
spurrers82
spurreys82
spurrier82
spurries82
spurring82
spurting82
spurtles82
sputniks82
sputters82
squabble81
squadded82
squadron82
squalene82
squalled82
squaller82
squalors82
squamate82
squamose82
squamous82
squander82
squarely83
squarers82
squarest82
squaring82
squarish82
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squasher82
squashes82
squatted82
squatter82
squawked82
squawker82
squeaked82
squeaker82
squealed82
squealer82
squeegee81
squeezed82
squeezer82
squeezes82
squegged82
squelchy82
squibbed82
squidded82
squiffed82
squiggle81
squiggly82
squilgee81
squillae81
squillas82
squinted82
squinter82
squireen82
squiring82
squirish82
squirmed82
squirmer82
squirrel82
squirted82
squirter82
squished82
squishes82
squooshy82
squushed82
squushes82
stubbier82
stubbily83
stubbing82
stubbled82
stubbles82
stubborn82
stuccoed82
stuccoer82
stuccoes82
studbook82
studdies82
studding82
students82
studfish82
studiers82
studious82
studlier82
studwork82
studying82
stuffers82
stuffier82
stuffily83
stuffing82
stuivers82
stultify83
stumbled82
stumbler82
stumbles82
stumming82
stumpage82
stumpers82
stumpier82
stumping82
stunners82
stunning82
stunsail82
stunting82
stuntman82
stuntmen82
stupider83
stupidly83
sturdied82
sturdier82
sturdies82
sturdily83
sturgeon82
stutters82
taunters82
taunting82
taurines83
tautaugs82
tautened83
tautness82
tautomer83
tautonym83
thudding82
thuggees82
thuggery83
thuggish82
thuliums82
thumbing82
thumbkin82
thumbnut82
thumpers82
thumping82
thunders82
thundery83
thunking82
thurible82
thurifer83
touchers82
touchier82
touchily83
touching82
touchups82
toughens82
toughest82
toughies82
toughing82
toughish82
touracos83
tourings82
tourisms82
tourists82
touristy83
tourneys82
tousling82
touzling82
truanted82
truantry82
truckage82
truckers82
truckful82
trucking82
truckled82
truckler82
truckles82
truckman82
truckmen82
trudgens82
trudgeon82
trudgers82
trudging82
trueblue81
trueborn82
truebred82
truelove82
trueness82
truffled82
truffles82
truistic82
trumeaux82
trumpery83
trumpets82
trumping82
truncate82
trundled82
trundler82
trundles82
trunkful82
trunnels82
trunnion82
trussers82
trussing82
trusteed82
trustees82
trusters82
trustful82
trustier82
trusties82
trustily83
trusting82
trustors82
truthful82
tsunamic83
tsunamis83
ukuleles84
ululated84
ululates84
ununited84
unusable83
urushiol83
usufruct83
usurious83
usurpers83
usurping83
uvularly84
uvulitis84
vaulters82
vaultier82
vaulting82
vaunters82
vauntful82
vaunting82
vouchees82
vouchers82
vouching82
voussoir82
vouvrays82
wauchted82
waughted82
whumping82
whupping82
wouldest82
wounding82
youngers82
youngest82
youngish82
younkers82
yourself82
youthens82
youthful82

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping U locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.