Words Starting With U
Every English word that starts with "U". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
198 words found
14 Letter Words5
13 Letter Words9
12 Letter Words11
11 Letter Words12
10 Letter Words29
9 Letter Words18
8 Letter Words22
7 Letter Words22
6 Letter Words36
5 Letter Words16
4 Letter Words9
3 Letter Words4
2 Letter Words5
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About These Words
This list holds 198 words, running from 2 to 14 letters and averaging 8.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 36 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are u (198), n (149), e (137), a (93), l (85). Vowels make up 41% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.7 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is UNAUTHORIZED at 25, followed by UNIMPEACHABLE, UNDERWHELMING and UNBELIEVABLY. 83 of them (42%) contain a letter worth four or more. 22 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are UNDERESTIMATED, UNDERSTANDABLE and UNDERSTANDABLY at 14 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: UH, UM and UN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "U" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 198 words starting with "U". They run from 2 to 14 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 36 of them.
Which of these words starting with "U" scores highest in Scrabble?+
UNAUTHORIZED is the highest scorer at 25 points before board bonuses, ahead of UNIMPEACHABLE, UNDERWHELMING and UNBELIEVABLY. The list averages 11.7 points per word, and 83 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "U"?+
The shortest are UH, UM, UN, UP and US at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "U"?+
UNDERESTIMATED, UNDERSTANDABLE, UNDERSTANDABLY and UNPLEASANTNESS are the longest at 14 letters. 22 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "U" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 41% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are U, N, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.