4,917 words

Words starting with U

4,917 words begin with U, which is 2.9% of the dictionary. 496 of them are everyday words. The longest is ULTIMOGENITURES at 15 letters, and the highest scoring is UNDEREMPHASIZED at 33 points.

4,917
Words starting with U
496
Everyday words among them
15
Letters in the longest, ULTIMOGENITURES
1 / 2
U is worth this in Scrabble / Words With Friends

Highest scoring words starting with U

Playing off a U on the board

If there is a U already played and a free square in front of it, these are your options. Worth checking the two and three letter entries first: a short word that also forms a second word across usually beats a long one that does not.

The list

15 letter words

128

Showing 80 of 128, most familiar first.

14 letter words

230

Showing 80 of 230, most familiar first.

13 letter words

323

Showing 80 of 323, most familiar first.

12 letter words

449

Showing 80 of 449, most familiar first.

11 letter words

505

Showing 80 of 505, most familiar first.

10 letter words

669

Showing 80 of 669, most familiar first.

9 letter words

729

Showing 80 of 729, most familiar first.

8 letter words

828

Showing 80 of 828, most familiar first.

7 letter words

533

Showing 80 of 533, most familiar first.

Every other letter

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