13 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 310 13-letter English words that start with U, ranging alphabetically from UGLIFICATIONS to USELESSNESSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: UNEQUIVOCABLY (32), UNEQUIVOCALLY (30), UNCONQUERABLY (29). Average word length in this list is 13 letters.
Word list
U
- UGLIFICATIONS19 pts
- ULTRACAUTIOUS15 pts
- ULTRACRITICAL17 pts
- ULTRADISTANCE16 pts
- ULTRAFAMILIAR18 pts
- ULTRAFEMININE18 pts
- ULTRAFILTRATE16 pts
- ULTRALEFTISMS18 pts
- ULTRALEFTISTS16 pts
- ULTRALIBERALS15 pts
- ULTRAMARATHON18 pts
- ULTRAMILITANT15 pts
- ULTRAMONTANES15 pts
- ULTRAORTHODOX24 pts
- ULTRAPHYSICAL23 pts
- ULTRAPOWERFUL21 pts
- ULTRARADICALS16 pts
- ULTRARAREFIED17 pts
- ULTRARATIONAL13 pts
- ULTRAREALISMS15 pts
- ULTRAREALISTS13 pts
- ULTRARELIABLE15 pts
- ULTRARIGHTIST17 pts
- ULTRAROMANTIC17 pts
- ULTRAROYALIST16 pts
- ULTRAVIOLENCE18 pts
- ULTRAVIRILITY19 pts
- UMBELLIFEROUS20 pts
- UMBILICATIONS19 pts
- UNACCOMPANIED22 pts
- UNACCOUNTABLE19 pts
- UNACCOUNTABLY22 pts
- UNADJUDICATED25 pts
- UNADULTERATED15 pts
- UNADVENTUROUS17 pts
- UNAMBIGUOUSLY21 pts
- UNANTICIPATED18 pts
- UNAPOLOGIZING26 pts
- UNAPPEALINGLY21 pts
- UNAPPRECIATED20 pts
- UNARTICULATED16 pts
- UNASSERTIVELY19 pts
- UNASSIMILABLE17 pts
- UNASSIMILATED16 pts
- UNASSUAGEABLE16 pts
- UNAWARENESSES16 pts
- UNBEAUTIFULLY21 pts
- UNBELIEVINGLY22 pts
- UNBELLIGERENT16 pts
- UNBOUNDEDNESS17 pts
- UNBOWDLERIZED29 pts
- UNCALCULATING18 pts
- UNCANNINESSES15 pts
- UNCAPITALIZED27 pts
- UNCEREMONIOUS17 pts
- UNCERTAINNESS15 pts
- UNCERTAINTIES15 pts
- UNCHALLENGING20 pts
- UNCHARISMATIC22 pts
- UNCHLORINATED19 pts
- UNCIRCUMCISED22 pts
- UNCLEANLINESS15 pts
- UNCLEANNESSES15 pts
- UNCOLLECTIBLE19 pts
- UNCOMFORTABLE22 pts
- UNCOMFORTABLY25 pts
- UNCOMPENSATED20 pts
- UNCOMPETITIVE22 pts
- UNCOMPLAINING20 pts
- UNCOMPLICATED22 pts
- UNCONCEIVABLE22 pts
- UNCONCERNEDLY21 pts
- UNCONDITIONAL16 pts
- UNCONDITIONED17 pts
- UNCONFORMABLE22 pts
- UNCONFORMABLY25 pts
- UNCONQUERABLE26 pts
- UNCONQUERABLY29 pts
- UNCONSCIOUSES17 pts
- UNCONSCIOUSLY20 pts
- UNCONSECRATED18 pts
- UNCONSTRAINED16 pts
- UNCONSTRAINTS15 pts
- UNCONSTRICTED18 pts
- UNCONSTRUCTED18 pts
- UNCONSUMMATED20 pts
- UNCONTAINABLE17 pts
- UNCONTENTIOUS15 pts
- UNCOOPERATIVE20 pts
- UNCOORDINATED17 pts
- UNCORRECTABLE19 pts
- UNCOUTHNESSES18 pts
- UNCUSTOMARILY20 pts
- UNDELIVERABLE19 pts
- UNDERACHIEVED23 pts
- UNDERACHIEVER22 pts
- UNDERACHIEVES22 pts
- UNDERACTIVITY22 pts
- UNDERBUDGETED19 pts
- UNDERCARRIAGE17 pts
- UNDERCHARGING21 pts
- UNDERCLASSMAN18 pts
- UNDERCLASSMEN18 pts
- UNDERCLOTHING20 pts
- UNDERCOATINGS17 pts
- UNDERCOUNTING17 pts
- UNDERCURRENTS16 pts
- UNDEREDUCATED18 pts
- UNDEREMPHASES21 pts
- UNDEREMPHASIS21 pts
- UNDEREMPLOYED22 pts
- UNDERESTIMATE16 pts
- UNDEREXPOSING24 pts
- UNDEREXPOSURE23 pts
- UNDERFINANCED20 pts
- UNDERGARMENTS17 pts
- UNDERGRADUATE16 pts
- UNDERGROUNDER16 pts
- UNDERHANDEDLY22 pts
- UNDERINFLATED18 pts
- UNDERLAYMENTS19 pts
- UNDERPAINTING17 pts
- UNDERPAYMENTS21 pts
- UNDERPINNINGS17 pts
- UNDERPREPARED19 pts
- UNDERREACTING17 pts
- UNDERREPORTED17 pts
- UNDERSHERIFFS23 pts
- UNDERSHOOTING18 pts
- UNDERSTAFFING21 pts
- UNDERSTANDING16 pts
- UNDERSTATEDLY18 pts
- UNDERSTEERING15 pts
- UNDERSTRAPPER18 pts
- UNDERSTRENGTH18 pts
- UNDERSTUDYING19 pts
- UNDERSUPPLIES18 pts
- UNDERSURFACES19 pts
- UNDERUTILIZED24 pts
- UNDERUTILIZES23 pts
- UNDERWHELMING23 pts
- UNDESCRIBABLE20 pts
- UNDEVIATINGLY21 pts
- UNDIAGNOSABLE17 pts
- UNDIALECTICAL18 pts
- UNDISCIPLINED19 pts
- UNDISCOURAGED18 pts
- UNDISGUISEDLY19 pts
- UNDISSOCIATED17 pts
- UNDISTRIBUTED17 pts
- UNDOCTRINAIRE16 pts
- UNDUTIFULNESS17 pts
- UNEARTHLINESS16 pts
- UNELECTRIFIED19 pts
- UNEMBARRASSED18 pts
- UNEMBELLISHED21 pts
- UNEMOTIONALLY18 pts
- UNEMPLOYABLES22 pts
- UNEMPLOYMENTS22 pts
- UNENCOURAGING17 pts
- UNENFORCEABLE20 pts
- UNENLIGHTENED18 pts
- UNEQUIVOCABLY32 pts
- UNEQUIVOCALLY30 pts
- UNESTABLISHED19 pts
- UNEXCEPTIONAL24 pts
- UNEXPLAINABLE24 pts
- UNFALSIFIABLE21 pts
- UNFALTERINGLY20 pts
- UNFAMILIARITY21 pts
- UNFASHIONABLE21 pts
- UNFASHIONABLY24 pts
- UNFEELINGNESS17 pts
- UNFLINCHINGLY25 pts
- UNFORESEEABLE18 pts
- UNFORGETTABLE19 pts
- UNFORGETTABLY22 pts
- UNFORTHCOMING24 pts
- UNFORTUNATELY19 pts
- UNFRIENDLIEST17 pts
- UNFULFILLABLE21 pts
- UNGENTLEMANLY19 pts
- UNGODLINESSES15 pts
- UNGRAMMATICAL20 pts
- UNGUARDEDNESS16 pts
- UNHANDICAPPED24 pts
- UNHANDINESSES17 pts
- UNHAPPINESSES20 pts
- UNHEALTHINESS19 pts
- UNHOMOGENIZED29 pts
- UNIDEOLOGICAL17 pts
- UNIFORMNESSES18 pts
- UNIMAGINATIVE19 pts
- UNIMPASSIONED18 pts
- UNIMPEACHABLE24 pts
- UNIMPEACHABLY27 pts
- UNIMPLEMENTED20 pts
- UNIMPORTANCES19 pts
- UNINFORMATIVE21 pts
- UNINHABITABLE20 pts
- UNINHIBITEDLY22 pts
- UNINSTRUCTIVE18 pts
- UNINTELLIGENT14 pts
- UNINTENTIONAL13 pts
- UNINTERESTING14 pts
- UNINTERRUPTED16 pts
- UNINTIMIDATED17 pts
- UNIONISATIONS13 pts
- UNIONIZATIONS22 pts
- UNIPARENTALLY18 pts
- UNITARIANISMS15 pts
- UNIVERSALISMS18 pts
- UNIVERSALISTS16 pts
- UNIVERSALIZED26 pts
- UNIVERSALIZES25 pts
- UNIVERSALNESS16 pts
- UNJUSTIFIABLE25 pts
- UNJUSTIFIABLY28 pts
- UNKNOWABILITY25 pts
- UNLIKELIHOODS21 pts
- UNLUCKINESSES19 pts
- UNMALICIOUSLY20 pts
- UNMANIPULATED18 pts
- UNMANLINESSES15 pts
- UNMENTIONABLE17 pts
- UNMETABOLIZED27 pts
- UNMITIGATEDLY20 pts
- UNNATURALNESS13 pts
- UNNECESSARILY18 pts
- UNNILPENTIUMS17 pts
- UNNILQUADIUMS25 pts
- UNOBTRUSIVELY21 pts
- UNORTHODOXIES24 pts
- UNPARASITIZED25 pts
- UNPASTEURIZED25 pts
- UNPERFORMABLE22 pts
- UNPICTURESQUE26 pts
- UNPRECEDENTED19 pts
- UNPREDICTABLE20 pts
- UNPREDICTABLY23 pts
- UNPRESSURIZED25 pts
- UNPRETENTIOUS15 pts
- UNPROBLEMATIC21 pts
- UNPROGRESSIVE19 pts
- UNPROMISINGLY21 pts
- UNPUBLISHABLE22 pts
- UNPUNCTUALITY20 pts
- UNQUALIFIEDLY29 pts
- UNQUESTIONING23 pts
- UNQUIETNESSES22 pts
- UNREADINESSES14 pts
- UNREASONINGLY17 pts
- UNRECLAIMABLE19 pts
- UNRECOVERABLE20 pts
- UNRELENTINGLY17 pts
- UNRELIABILITY18 pts
- UNREMINISCENT17 pts
- UNREMITTINGLY19 pts
- UNREPENTANTLY18 pts
- UNREPRESENTED16 pts
- UNRESPECTABLE19 pts
- UNRIGHTEOUSLY20 pts
- UNSALVAGEABLE19 pts
- UNSELECTIVELY21 pts
- UNSELFISHNESS19 pts
- UNSENSATIONAL13 pts
- UNSENTIMENTAL15 pts
- UNSERIOUSNESS13 pts
- UNSERVICEABLE20 pts
- UNSETTLEDNESS14 pts
- UNSETTLEMENTS15 pts
- UNSIGHTLINESS17 pts
- UNSOCIABILITY20 pts
- UNSOUNDNESSES14 pts
- UNSPECIALIZED27 pts
- UNSPECIFIABLE22 pts
- UNSPECTACULAR19 pts
- UNSUBSTANTIAL15 pts
- UNSUITABILITY18 pts
- UNSUPPORTABLE19 pts
- UNSURPASSABLE17 pts
- UNSUSCEPTIBLE19 pts
- UNSUSTAINABLE15 pts
- UNSYMMETRICAL22 pts
- UNSYMPATHETIC25 pts
- UNSYMPTOMATIC24 pts
- UNTHEORETICAL18 pts
- UNTHREATENING17 pts
- UNTRADITIONAL14 pts
- UNTRANSFORMED19 pts
- UNTRUSTWORTHY22 pts
- UNUSUALNESSES13 pts
- UNWARRANTABLE18 pts
- UNWARRANTABLY21 pts
- UNWHOLESOMELY24 pts
- UNWILLINGNESS17 pts
- UNWORKABILITY25 pts
- UNWORLDLINESS17 pts
- UPGRADABILITY22 pts
- UPPERCLASSMAN21 pts
- UPPERCLASSMEN21 pts
- UPRIGHTNESSES19 pts
- UPTIGHTNESSES19 pts
- URANOGRAPHIES19 pts
- URBANISATIONS15 pts
- URBANIZATIONS24 pts
- URBANOLOGISTS16 pts
- UREDINIOSPORE16 pts
- URETHROSCOPES20 pts
- USELESSNESSES13 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 | unequivocably | 32 | 38 |
| 2 | unequivocally | 30 | 36 |
| 3 | unconquerably | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | unbowdlerized | 29 | 33 |
| 5 | unhomogenized | 29 | 33 |
| 6 | unqualifiedly | 29 | 33 |
| 7 | unjustifiably | 28 | 34 |
| 8 | uncapitalized | 27 | 32 |
| 9 | unimpeachably | 27 | 32 |
| 10 | unmetabolized | 27 | 32 |
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 13-letter words start with U?
310 valid 13-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).