11 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 497 11-letter English words that start with U, ranging alphabetically from UBIQUINONES to UTOPIANISMS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: UNCIVILIZED (26), USQUEBAUGHS (26), UNEQUIVOCAL (25). Roughly 14% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
U
- UBIQUINONES22 pts
- ULCERATIONS13 pts
- ULCEROGENIC16 pts
- ULTRABASICS15 pts
- ULTRACASUAL13 pts
- ULTRAFICHES19 pts
- ULTRAHEATED15 pts
- ULTRALIGHTS15 pts
- ULTRAMARINE13 pts
- ULTRAMODERN14 pts
- ULTRASECRET13 pts
- ULTRASIMPLE15 pts
- ULTRASMOOTH16 pts
- ULTRASONICS13 pts
- ULTRASOUNDS12 pts
- ULTRAVACUUM18 pts
- ULTRAVIOLET14 pts
- ULTRAVIRILE14 pts
- UMBELLIFERS18 pts
- UMBILICATED18 pts
- UMBILICUSES17 pts
- UMBRELLAING16 pts
- UNABASHEDLY20 pts
- UNABSORBENT15 pts
- UNACCOUNTED16 pts
- UNADAPTABLE16 pts
- UNADDRESSED14 pts
- UNADOPTABLE16 pts
- UNADVISEDLY19 pts
- UNAESTHETIC16 pts
- UNAFFECTING20 pts
- UNALIENABLE13 pts
- UNALIENATED12 pts
- UNALLOCATED14 pts
- UNALTERABLE13 pts
- UNALTERABLY16 pts
- UNAMBIGUOUS16 pts
- UNAMBITIOUS15 pts
- UNAMORTIZED23 pts
- UNAMPLIFIED19 pts
- UNANCHORING17 pts
- UNANIMITIES13 pts
- UNANIMOUSLY16 pts
- UNANNOTATED12 pts
- UNANNOUNCED14 pts
- UNAPPEALING16 pts
- UNAPTNESSES13 pts
- UNASHAMEDLY20 pts
- UNASPIRATED14 pts
- UNASSEMBLED16 pts
- UNASSERTIVE14 pts
- UNAUTHENTIC16 pts
- UNAUTOMATED14 pts
- UNAVAILABLE16 pts
- UNAVOIDABLE17 pts
- UNAVOIDABLY20 pts
- UNAWARENESS14 pts
- UNBALANCING16 pts
- UNBALLASTED14 pts
- UNBANDAGING16 pts
- UNBEAUTIFUL16 pts
- UNBEKNOWNST20 pts
- UNBELIEVERS16 pts
- UNBELIEVING17 pts
- UNBESEEMING16 pts
- UNBLEMISHED19 pts
- UNBONNETING14 pts
- UNBRACKETED20 pts
- UNBREAKABLE19 pts
- UNBREECHING19 pts
- UNBRILLIANT13 pts
- UNBUDGEABLE17 pts
- UNBUDGEABLY20 pts
- UNBUDGINGLY19 pts
- UNBUILDABLE16 pts
- UNBURDENING15 pts
- UNBUTTONING14 pts
- UNCALCIFIED19 pts
- UNCALLOUSED14 pts
- UNCANNINESS13 pts
- UNCANONICAL15 pts
- UNCAPTIONED16 pts
- UNCASTRATED14 pts
- UNCATALOGED15 pts
- UNCATCHABLE20 pts
- UNCEASINGLY17 pts
- UNCERTAINLY16 pts
- UNCERTAINTY16 pts
- UNCERTIFIED17 pts
- UNCHANNELED17 pts
- UNCHARTERED17 pts
- UNCHECKABLE24 pts
- UNCHILDLIKE21 pts
- UNCHRISTIAN16 pts
- UNCHURCHING22 pts
- UNCINEMATIC17 pts
- UNCIVILIZED26 pts
- UNCLARIFIED17 pts
- UNCLARITIES13 pts
- UNCLASSICAL15 pts
- UNCLEANNESS13 pts
- UNCLENCHING19 pts
- UNCLIMBABLE19 pts
- UNCLINCHING19 pts
- UNCLOUDEDLY18 pts
- UNCLUBBABLE19 pts
- UNCLUTTERED14 pts
- UNCOALESCED16 pts
- UNCOALESCES15 pts
- UNCOFFINING20 pts
- UNCOLLECTED16 pts
- UNCOMBATIVE20 pts
- UNCOMMITTED18 pts
- UNCOMMONEST17 pts
- UNCOMPLETED18 pts
- UNCONCEALED16 pts
- UNCONCERNED16 pts
- UNCONFESSED17 pts
- UNCONFIRMED19 pts
- UNCONFUSING17 pts
- UNCONGENIAL14 pts
- UNCONNECTED16 pts
- UNCONQUERED23 pts
- UNCONSCIOUS15 pts
- UNCONTESTED14 pts
- UNCONTRIVED17 pts
- UNCONVERTED17 pts
- UNCONVINCED19 pts
- UNCORRECTED16 pts
- UNCOUNTABLE15 pts
- UNCOUTHNESS16 pts
- UNCROSSABLE15 pts
- UNCRUMPLING18 pts
- UNCRUSHABLE18 pts
- UNCURTAINED14 pts
- UNCUSTOMARY18 pts
- UNCYNICALLY21 pts
- UNDANCEABLE16 pts
- UNDAUNTABLE14 pts
- UNDAUNTEDLY16 pts
- UNDEBATABLE16 pts
- UNDEBATABLY19 pts
- UNDECEIVING18 pts
- UNDECIDABLE17 pts
- UNDECILLION14 pts
- UNDECORATED15 pts
- UNDEDICATED16 pts
- UNDEFINABLE17 pts
- UNDELEGATED14 pts
- UNDELIVERED16 pts
- UNDEMANDING16 pts
- UNDERACTING15 pts
- UNDERACTIVE17 pts
- UNDERBIDDER16 pts
- UNDERBODIES15 pts
- UNDERBOSSES14 pts
- UNDERBOUGHT18 pts
- UNDERBUDDED17 pts
- UNDERBUYING18 pts
- UNDERCHARGE18 pts
- UNDERCOOLED15 pts
- UNDERCOUNTS14 pts
- UNDERCROFTS17 pts
- UNDEREATING13 pts
- UNDEREXPOSE21 pts
- UNDERFUNDED17 pts
- UNDERGIRDED15 pts
- UNDERGLAZES22 pts
- UNDERGROUND14 pts
- UNDERGROWTH19 pts
- UNDERHANDED17 pts
- UNDERLAPPED17 pts
- UNDERLAYING16 pts
- UNDERLINING13 pts
- UNDERMANNED15 pts
- UNDERMINING15 pts
- UNDERPASSES14 pts
- UNDERPAYING18 pts
- UNDERPINNED15 pts
- UNDERPLAYED18 pts
- UNDERPRICED17 pts
- UNDERPRICES16 pts
- UNDERRATING13 pts
- UNDERREACTS14 pts
- UNDERREPORT14 pts
- UNDERSCORED15 pts
- UNDERSCORES14 pts
- UNDERSERVED16 pts
- UNDERSHIRTS15 pts
- UNDERSHOOTS15 pts
- UNDERSHORTS15 pts
- UNDERSHRUBS17 pts
- UNDERSIGNED14 pts
- UNDERSKIRTS16 pts
- UNDERSTANDS13 pts
- UNDERSTATED13 pts
- UNDERSTATES12 pts
- UNDERSTEERS12 pts
- UNDERSUPPLY19 pts
- UNDERTAKERS16 pts
- UNDERTAKING17 pts
- UNDERTAXING20 pts
- UNDERTENANT12 pts
- UNDERTHRUST15 pts
- UNDERTRICKS18 pts
- UNDERVALUED16 pts
- UNDERVALUES15 pts
- UNDERWEIGHT19 pts
- UNDERWHELMS20 pts
- UNDERWORLDS16 pts
- UNDERWRITER15 pts
- UNDERWRITES15 pts
- UNDESCENDED16 pts
- UNDESERVING16 pts
- UNDESIGNING14 pts
- UNDESIRABLE14 pts
- UNDESIRABLY17 pts
- UNDEVELOPED18 pts
- UNDEVIATING16 pts
- UNDIAGNOSED14 pts
- UNDIGNIFIED17 pts
- UNDISCLOSED15 pts
- UNDISCUSSED15 pts
- UNDISGUISED14 pts
- UNDISSOLVED16 pts
- UNDISTORTED13 pts
- UNDISTURBED15 pts
- UNDOUBTABLE16 pts
- UNDOUBTEDLY18 pts
- UNDRINKABLE18 pts
- UNDULATIONS12 pts
- UNDUTIFULLY18 pts
- UNEARMARKED18 pts
- UNECCENTRIC17 pts
- UNELABORATE13 pts
- UNELECTABLE15 pts
- UNEMOTIONAL13 pts
- UNEMPIRICAL17 pts
- UNEMPLOYEDS19 pts
- UNENCHANTED17 pts
- UNENDEARING13 pts
- UNENDURABLE14 pts
- UNENDURABLY17 pts
- UNEQUIVOCAL25 pts
- UNESCAPABLE17 pts
- UNESSENTIAL11 pts
- UNEVALUATED15 pts
- UNEXCITABLE22 pts
- UNEXERCISED21 pts
- UNEXPLAINED21 pts
- UNEXPLOITED21 pts
- UNEXPRESSED21 pts
- UNFAILINGLY18 pts
- UNFALTERING15 pts
- UNFASTENING15 pts
- UNFAVORABLE19 pts
- UNFAVORABLY22 pts
- UNFEELINGLY18 pts
- UNFEIGNEDLY19 pts
- UNFERMENTED17 pts
- UNFETTERING15 pts
- UNFITNESSES14 pts
- UNFLAPPABLE20 pts
- UNFLAPPABLY23 pts
- UNFLINCHING20 pts
- UNFOLDMENTS17 pts
- UNFORGIVING19 pts
- UNFORTIFIED18 pts
- UNFORTUNATE14 pts
- UNFRIVOLOUS17 pts
- UNFULFILLED18 pts
- UNFURNISHED18 pts
- UNGAINLIEST12 pts
- UNGALLANTLY15 pts
- UNGARNISHED16 pts
- UNGLAMOROUS14 pts
- UNGODLINESS13 pts
- UNGRASPABLE16 pts
- UNGUARDEDLY17 pts
- UNGUESSABLE14 pts
- UNHACKNEYED24 pts
- UNHALLOWING18 pts
- UNHANDINESS15 pts
- UNHAPPINESS18 pts
- UNHARNESSED15 pts
- UNHARNESSES14 pts
- UNHARVESTED18 pts
- UNHEALTHFUL20 pts
- UNHEALTHIER17 pts
- UNHEALTHILY20 pts
- UNHELPFULLY22 pts
- UNHURRIEDLY18 pts
- UNICELLULAR13 pts
- UNICYCLISTS18 pts
- UNIDIOMATIC16 pts
- UNIFICATION16 pts
- UNIFORMNESS16 pts
- UNIGNORABLE14 pts
- UNIMMUNIZED25 pts
- UNIMPORTANT15 pts
- UNIMPRESSED16 pts
- UNINFLECTED17 pts
- UNINHABITED17 pts
- UNINHIBITED17 pts
- UNINITIATED12 pts
- UNINITIATES11 pts
- UNINSPECTED16 pts
- UNINSPIRING14 pts
- UNINSULATED12 pts
- UNINSURABLE13 pts
- UNINTERESTS11 pts
- UNINUCLEATE13 pts
- UNINVENTIVE17 pts
- UNIPARENTAL13 pts
- UNIRRIGATED13 pts
- UNITIZATION20 pts
- UNIVERSALLY17 pts
- UNJUSTIFIED22 pts
- UNKENNELING16 pts
- UNKENNELLED16 pts
- UNKINDLIEST16 pts
- UNKNOWINGLY22 pts
- UNLAUNDERED13 pts
- UNLEARNABLE13 pts
- UNLEVELLING15 pts
- UNLIBERATED14 pts
- UNLIKELIEST15 pts
- UNLIMBERING16 pts
- UNLIMITEDLY17 pts
- UNLOCALIZED23 pts
- UNLOOSENING12 pts
- UNLOVELIEST14 pts
- UNLUCKINESS17 pts
- UNMAGNIFIED18 pts
- UNMALICIOUS15 pts
- UNMANLINESS13 pts
- UNMASCULINE15 pts
- UNMATCHABLE20 pts
- UNMEDICATED17 pts
- UNMELODIOUS14 pts
- UNMEMORABLE17 pts
- UNMEMORABLY20 pts
- UNMENTIONED14 pts
- UNMITIGATED15 pts
- UNMONITORED14 pts
- UNMOTIVATED17 pts
- UNNATURALLY14 pts
- UNNECESSARY16 pts
- UNNERVINGLY18 pts
- UNNILHEXIUM23 pts
- UNOBSERVANT16 pts
- UNOBTRUSIVE16 pts
- UNORGANIZED22 pts
- UNORTHODOXY25 pts
- UNPALATABLE15 pts
- UNPATRIOTIC15 pts
- UNPERCEIVED19 pts
- UNPERFORMED19 pts
- UNPERSUADED15 pts
- UNPERTURBED16 pts
- UNPLAUSIBLE15 pts
- UNPOLARIZED23 pts
- UNPOLITICAL15 pts
- UNPRACTICAL17 pts
- UNPRESSURED14 pts
- UNPRINTABLE15 pts
- UNPROCESSED16 pts
- UNPROFESSED17 pts
- UNPROMISING16 pts
- UNPROTECTED16 pts
- UNPUBLISHED19 pts
- UNPUCKERING20 pts
- UNQUALIFIED24 pts
- UNQUIETNESS20 pts
- UNRAVELLING15 pts
- UNREACHABLE18 pts
- UNREADINESS12 pts
- UNREALISTIC13 pts
- UNREALITIES11 pts
- UNREASONING12 pts
- UNRECEPTIVE18 pts
- UNRECLAIMED16 pts
- UNRECOVERED17 pts
- UNREDRESSED13 pts
- UNREGULATED13 pts
- UNREHEARSED15 pts
- UNRELENTING12 pts
- UNRELIGIOUS12 pts
- UNRELUCTANT13 pts
- UNREMITTING14 pts
- UNREMOVABLE18 pts
- UNREPENTANT13 pts
- UNREPRESSED14 pts
- UNRESISTANT11 pts
- UNRESISTING12 pts
- UNRESTRAINT11 pts
- UNRETOUCHED17 pts
- UNREWARDING16 pts
- UNRIGHTEOUS15 pts
- UNSATISFIED15 pts
- UNSATURATED12 pts
- UNSATURATES11 pts
- UNSCHEDULED18 pts
- UNSCHOLARLY19 pts
- UNSCRAMBLED18 pts
- UNSCRAMBLER17 pts
- UNSCRAMBLES17 pts
- UNSEAWORTHY20 pts
- UNSEEMLIEST13 pts
- UNSEGMENTED15 pts
- UNSELECTIVE16 pts
- UNSELFISHLY20 pts
- UNSEPARATED14 pts
- UNSHACKLING21 pts
- UNSHEATHING18 pts
- UNSHOCKABLE22 pts
- UNSIGHTLIER15 pts
- UNSOLDERING13 pts
- UNSOLDIERLY15 pts
- UNSOLICITED14 pts
- UNSOUNDNESS12 pts
- UNSPARINGLY17 pts
- UNSPEAKABLE19 pts
- UNSPEAKABLY22 pts
- UNSPECIFIED19 pts
- UNSPIRITUAL13 pts
- UNSTARTLING12 pts
- UNSTEADIEST12 pts
- UNSTEADYING16 pts
- UNSTITCHING17 pts
- UNSTOPPABLE17 pts
- UNSTOPPABLY20 pts
- UNSTOPPERED16 pts
- UNSTRAPPING16 pts
- UNSTRINGING13 pts
- UNSUCCESSES15 pts
- UNSUPPORTED16 pts
- UNSURPASSED14 pts
- UNSURPRISED14 pts
- UNSUSPECTED16 pts
- UNSWEETENED15 pts
- UNTARNISHED15 pts
- UNTEACHABLE18 pts
- UNTECHNICAL18 pts
- UNTETHERING15 pts
- UNTHINKABLE20 pts
- UNTHINKABLY23 pts
- UNTHREADING16 pts
- UNTIMELIEST13 pts
- UNTOUCHABLE18 pts
- UNTRACEABLE15 pts
- UNTRAMMELED16 pts
- UNTRAVERSED15 pts
- UNTYPICALLY21 pts
- UNUSUALNESS11 pts
- UNUTTERABLE13 pts
- UNUTTERABLY16 pts
- UNVARNISHED18 pts
- UNWARRANTED15 pts
- UNWATCHABLE21 pts
- UNWEARIEDLY18 pts
- UNWEATHERED18 pts
- UNWEETINGLY18 pts
- UNWEIGHTING19 pts
- UNWHOLESOME19 pts
- UNWIELDIEST15 pts
- UNWILLINGLY18 pts
- UNWITTINGLY18 pts
- UNWORKABLES20 pts
- UNWORTHIEST17 pts
- UNWREATHING18 pts
- UPBRINGINGS17 pts
- UPGATHERING18 pts
- UPGRADEABLE17 pts
- UPHOLSTERED17 pts
- UPHOLSTERER16 pts
- UPPERCASING18 pts
- UPRIGHTNESS17 pts
- UPSPRINGING17 pts
- UPTHRUSTING17 pts
- UPTIGHTNESS17 pts
- URANOGRAPHY20 pts
- UREDIOSPORE14 pts
- UREDOSPORES14 pts
- UREOTELISMS13 pts
- URICOTELISM15 pts
- URINOMETERS13 pts
- UROCHORDATE17 pts
- URTICATIONS13 pts
- USABILITIES13 pts
- USELESSNESS11 pts
- USQUEBAUGHS26 pts
- USUALNESSES11 pts
- USURPATIONS13 pts
- UTILITARIAN11 pts
- UTILIZATION20 pts
- UTOPIANISMS15 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | uncivilized | 26 | 31 |
| 2 | usquebaughs | 26 | 30 |
| 3 | unequivocal | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | unimmunized | 25 | 31 |
| 5 | unorthodoxy | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | uncheckable | 24 | 29 |
| 7 | unqualified | 24 | 28 |
| 8 | unhackneyed | 24 | 26 |
| 9 | unflappably | 23 | 29 |
| 10 | unconquered | 23 | 28 |
Strategy for this list
U is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~1,200 words — one of the smallest vowel slices. U's Scrabble value is in Q-support (nearly every Q-word needs a U) rather than in U-openers themselves. High-value U-plays include UZI (not always legal), UMPH. In Wordle, U is a common vowel in interior positions (SOUND, ABOUT, MOUSE) but rare in position 1.
FAQs
How many 11-letter words start with U?
497 valid 11-letter English words begin with U in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).