Words starting with U
This list has 4,849 words that start with U, in 14 different lengths. The top three words by score are underemphasized (33 points), underemphasizes (32 points) and underpublicized (32 points). Of these, 306 use J, Q, X or Z. The most common last letter is D, with 1,242 words, and the average score is 14.2 points.
Type letters to find words that contain them, in any position.
4,849 words in 14 lengths, up to 40 shown for each length.
Words are sorted by Scrabble score, then A to Z. The number after each word is its score.
2-letter words
6 words.
- uh 5
- um 4
- up 4
- un 2
- us 2
- ut 2
3-letter words
15 words.
- ugh 7
- uke 7
- umm 7
- ump 7
- upo 5
- ups 5
- urb 5
- udo 4
- urd 4
- ulu 3
- uns 3
- urn 3
- use 3
- uta 3
- uts 3
4-letter words
37 words.
- upby 11
- ughs 8
- ugly 8
- ukes 8
- umbo 8
- umps 8
- undy 8
- ulva 7
- updo 7
- uvea 7
- unbe 6
- unci 6
- unco 6
- upas 6
- upon 6
- urbs 6
- uric 6
- udos 5
- unde 5
- undo 5
- urds 5
- urge 5
- used 5
- ulan 4
- ulna 4
- ulus 4
- unai 4
- unau 4
- unit 4
- unto 4
- urea 4
- urns 4
- ursa 4
- urus 4
- user 4
- uses 4
- utas 4
5-letter words
117 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- umiaq 16
- unzip 16
- unfix 15
- unbox 14
- unmix 14
- usque 14
- unsex 12
- upbow 12
- upbye 12
- umiak 11
- unify 11
- updry 11
- umped 10
- uncoy 10
- unhip 10
- unmew 10
- upped 10
- ukase 9
- umbel 9
- umber 9
- umbos 9
- umbra 9
- umiac 9
- uncap 9
- unfed 9
- unwed 9
- upper 9
- uhlan 8
- ulvas 8
- unary 8
- unbid 8
- unfit 8
- unhat 8
- unity 8
- unlay 8
- unpeg 8
- unsay 8
- unsew 8
- unwit 8
- unwon 8
6-letter words
348 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- upgaze 18
- ubique 17
- umiaqs 17
- unzips 17
- unfixt 16
- unsexy 16
- unvext 16
- unique 15
- unmixt 15
- usques 15
- umiack 14
- uncock 14
- uncuff 14
- unkink 14
- unpack 14
- unpick 14
- upflow 14
- uphove 14
- upkeep 14
- uptick 14
- upwaft 14
- uglify 13
- unchic 13
- undock 13
- unhook 13
- unhusk 13
- unisex 13
- unjust 13
- unyoke 13
- upbows 13
- upheap 13
- uppish 13
- uppity 13
- urtext 13
- umiaks 12
- uncake 12
- uncork 12
- unhewn 12
- unholy 12
- unkept 12
7-letter words
532 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- uncrazy 21
- unfazed 20
- upchuck 20
- upgazed 20
- unfroze 19
- upgazes 19
- unfixed 18
- unvexed 18
- unwaxed 18
- unboxed 17
- unfixes 17
- unhappy 17
- unmixed 17
- unrazed 17
- unsized 17
- unzoned 17
- unboxes 16
- unbulky 16
- unchoke 16
- unequal 16
- unfrock 16
- uniquer 16
- uniques 16
- unitize 16
- unjaded 16
- unlucky 16
- unmixes 16
- unquiet 16
- unquote 16
- unshowy 16
- utilize 16
- umiacks 15
- unblock 15
- unchary 15
- uncocks 15
- uncuffs 15
- unfaked 15
- unfancy 15
- unhitch 15
- unkempt 15
8-letter words
825 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unmuzzle 28
- unpuzzle 28
- ubiquity 22
- unzipped 22
- unjoyful 21
- upchucks 21
- upgazing 21
- unfreeze 20
- unfrozen 20
- uniquely 20
- unprized 20
- underjaw 19
- unfixing 19
- unflexed 19
- unglazed 19
- urbanize 19
- usquabae 19
- usquebae 19
- unboxing 18
- uncatchy 18
- unchancy 18
- unchicly 18
- unchoked 18
- unchurch 18
- unitized 18
- unjudged 18
- unjustly 18
- unmixing 18
- unquoted 18
- unseized 18
- uppishly 18
- utilized 18
- unbacked 17
- unchewed 17
- unchokes 17
- uncocked 17
- uncuffed 17
- unequals 17
- unexotic 17
- unexpert 17
9-letter words
726 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unmuzzled 30
- unpuzzled 30
- unmuzzles 29
- unpuzzles 29
- unzipping 23
- upchucked 23
- unchecked 21
- unequally 21
- unfreezes 21
- unquietly 21
- urbanized 21
- underjaws 20
- unmixable 20
- urbanizes 20
- usquabaes 20
- usquebaes 20
- unchoking 19
- undersize 19
- unequaled 19
- unexcited 19
- unexcused 19
- unexpired 19
- unexposed 19
- unfrocked 19
- unhappily 19
- unionized 19
- unitizing 19
- unquoting 19
- utilizing 19
- uxoricide 19
- unbeknown 18
- unblocked 18
- unbookish 18
- unbuckled 18
- uncocking 18
- uncracked 18
- uncuffing 18
- unhatched 18
- unhealthy 18
- unhitched 18
10-letter words
664 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unmuzzling 31
- unpuzzling 31
- usquebaugh 25
- unbaptized 24
- unequipped 24
- ungimmicky 24
- upchucking 24
- unanalyzed 23
- unchurchly 23
- unfreezing 23
- unrhythmic 23
- unexampled 22
- unexpected 22
- unshakably 22
- urbanizing 22
- ubiquinone 21
- ubiquities 21
- ubiquitous 21
- unchurched 21
- underglaze 21
- undersized 21
- unexpended 21
- unexploded 21
- unorthodox 21
- utilizable 21
- unchewable 20
- unchurches 20
- unequalled 20
- unexamined 20
- unexcelled 20
- unexciting 20
- unexplored 20
- unfrocking 20
- unionizing 20
- unprovoked 20
- unrealized 20
- unrequited 20
- unshackled 20
- unutilized 20
- uxoricides 20
11-letter words
497 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- uncivilized 26
- usquebaughs 26
- unequivocal 25
- unimmunized 25
- unorthodoxy 25
- uncheckable 24
- unhackneyed 24
- unqualified 24
- unamortized 23
- unconquered 23
- unflappably 23
- unlocalized 23
- unnilhexium 23
- unpolarized 23
- unthinkably 23
- ubiquinones 22
- unchurching 22
- underglazes 22
- unexcitable 22
- unfavorably 22
- unhelpfully 22
- unjustified 22
- unknowingly 22
- unorganized 22
- unshockable 22
- unspeakably 22
- unchildlike 21
- uncynically 21
- underexpose 21
- unexercised 21
- unexplained 21
- unexploited 21
- unexpressed 21
- unshackling 21
- untypically 21
- unwatchable 21
- unabashedly 20
- unaffecting 20
- unashamedly 20
- unavoidably 20
12-letter words
429 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unhydrolyzed 32
- unmechanized 29
- unpublicized 28
- unquenchable 28
- unvanquished 28
- unexpectedly 27
- unverbalized 27
- ubiquitously 26
- unanalyzable 26
- unappetizing 26
- unorthodoxly 26
- unauthorized 25
- undramatized 25
- unfertilized 25
- unfrequented 25
- unglamorized 25
- unmodernized 25
- unprejudiced 25
- unrecognized 25
- unsubsidized 25
- unacquainted 24
- unaffectedly 24
- unexpressive 24
- unfaithfully 24
- unhyphenated 24
- universalize 24
- unnewsworthy 24
- unnilhexiums 24
- unnilquadium 24
- unoxygenated 24
- unsocialized 24
- unacceptably 23
- unchangeably 23
- unconjugated 23
- underexposed 23
- unexpurgated 23
- unmistakably 23
- unofficially 23
- unrealizable 23
- unremarkably 23
13-letter words
310 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unequivocably 32
- unequivocally 30
- unbowdlerized 29
- unconquerably 29
- unhomogenized 29
- unqualifiedly 29
- unjustifiably 28
- uncapitalized 27
- unimpeachably 27
- unmetabolized 27
- unspecialized 27
- unapologizing 26
- unconquerable 26
- universalized 26
- unpicturesque 26
- unadjudicated 25
- uncomfortably 25
- unconformably 25
- unflinchingly 25
- universalizes 25
- unjustifiable 25
- unknowability 25
- unnilquadiums 25
- unparasitized 25
- unpasteurized 25
- unpressurized 25
- unsympathetic 25
- unworkability 25
- ultraorthodox 24
- underexposing 24
- underutilized 24
- unexceptional 24
- unexplainable 24
- unfashionably 24
- unforthcoming 24
- unhandicapped 24
- unimpeachable 24
- unorthodoxies 24
- unsymptomatic 24
- unwholesomely 24
14-letter words
217 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- unsynchronized 32
- unappetizingly 31
- underemphasize 31
- unrecognizably 31
- unacclimatized 30
- uncomputerized 30
- ultracivilized 29
- uncrystallized 29
- unsystematized 29
- unapproachably 28
- underqualified 28
- unquantifiable 28
- unquestionably 28
- unrecognizable 28
- unromanticized 28
- ultrahazardous 27
- unanesthetized 27
- universalizing 27
- ultraexclusive 26
- unacknowledged 26
- unemphatically 26
- unexpectedness 26
- unflappability 26
- unstandardized 26
- unthinkability 26
- ubiquitousness 25
- unapproachable 25
- unchivalrously 25
- uncomprehended 25
- unconvincingly 25
- underutilizing 25
- unhysterically 25
- unquestionable 25
- unacademically 24
- unaccommodated 24
- unaccustomedly 24
- unambivalently 24
- unchauvinistic 24
- uncommunicable 24
- undecipherable 24
15-letter words
126 words. Top 40 by score shown.
- underemphasized 33
- underemphasizes 32
- underpublicized 32
- unexceptionably 31
- uncategorizable 29
- uncopyrightable 28
- unexceptionable 28
- unobjectionable 28
- unquestioningly 28
- unchoreographed 27
- unemployability 27
- unsymmetrically 27
- unacceptability 26
- unchangeability 26
- uncommunicative 26
- uncomplimentary 26
- uncomprehending 26
- unextraordinary 26
- uninformatively 26
- unknowledgeable 26
- unaccommodating 25
- uncomplainingly 25
- uncompromisable 25
- underemployment 25
- ultrasonography 24
- unimaginatively 24
- unknowabilities 24
- unprecedentedly 24
- unworkabilities 24
- ultracommercial 23
- ultramicroscope 23
- unanswerability 23
- unanticipatedly 23
- unchallengeable 23
- unchronological 23
- uncircumcisions 23
- unclimbableness 23
- underprivileged 23
- unfavorableness 23
- unforgivingness 23