Words Containing UC

Q: How many words contain "UC"?

2,129 valid English words contain the sequence UC.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing UC?

PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES at 39 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing UC?

BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES — 21 letters.

There are 2,129 English words that contain the sequence UC. Range: ABDUCE to ZUCCHINIS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES at 39 points; the longest is BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 2,129 words containing UC

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13-letter(124)
14-letter(110)
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Showing the first 600 of 2,129 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	phosphofructokinases	39	42
2	phosphofructokinase	38	41
3	mucopolysaccharides	36	41
4	deoxyribonucleotides	36	40
5	mucopolysaccharide	35	40
6	deoxyribonucleotide	35	39
7	buckminsterfullerenes	34	43
8	phosphoglucomutases	34	40
9	buckminsterfullerene	33	42
10	phosphoglucomutase	33	39

What these words mean

phosphofructokinases: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphofructokinase: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
mucopolysaccharides: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
mucopolysaccharide: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotide: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
buckminsterfullerenes: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglucomutases: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
buckminsterfullerene: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglucomutase: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "UC"?

2,129 valid English words contain UC.

Best Scrabble word containing UC?

PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES at 39 pts.

Longest word containing UC?

BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES (21 letters).