3,745 words

Words starting with un-

3,745 words start with un-, of which 372 are everyday words. Not, or the reverse of. The most productive prefix in English by a wide margin.

3,745
Words starting un-
372
Everyday words among them
2 pts
The prefix un- is worth this on its own
33 pts
Best score, from UNDEREMPHASIZED

Prefixes are worth less than endings

Worth saying plainly, because most advice treats them as equivalent. A prefix has to go in front of a word, which means you need an empty run of squares to the left of wherever you are building. An ending can hook onto a letter already on the board.

So learn the endings first. Prefixes earn their place in crosswords, where the grid tells you the first letter anyway, and on an open board where you have room to work leftward.

Highest scoring

The list

15 letter words

108

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14 letter words

189

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13 letter words

282

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12 letter words

395

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11 letter words

456

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10 letter words

547

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9 letter words

555

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8 letter words

614

Showing 80 of 614, most familiar first.

7 letter words

338

Showing 80 of 338, most familiar first.