14 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 217 14-letter English words that start with U, ranging alphabetically from UBIQUITOUSNESS to UXORIOUSNESSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: UNSYNCHRONIZED (32), UNAPPETIZINGLY (31), UNRECOGNIZABLY (31). Roughly 14% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
U
- UBIQUITOUSNESS25 pts
- ULTIMATENESSES16 pts
- ULTIMOGENITURE17 pts
- ULTRACIVILIZED29 pts
- ULTRACOMPETENT20 pts
- ULTRADISTANCES17 pts
- ULTRAEFFICIENT22 pts
- ULTRAENERGETIC17 pts
- ULTRAEXCLUSIVE26 pts
- ULTRAFILTRATES17 pts
- ULTRAGLAMOROUS17 pts
- ULTRAHAZARDOUS27 pts
- ULTRAMARATHONS19 pts
- ULTRAMASCULINE18 pts
- ULTRAMICROTOME20 pts
- ULTRAMICROTOMY23 pts
- ULTRAMINIATURE16 pts
- ULTRAMODERNIST17 pts
- ULTRAMONTANISM18 pts
- ULTRAPATRIOTIC18 pts
- ULTRAPRACTICAL20 pts
- ULTRAPRECISION18 pts
- ULTRAREALISTIC16 pts
- ULTRARIGHTISTS18 pts
- ULTRAROYALISTS17 pts
- ULTRASENSITIVE17 pts
- ULTRASONICALLY19 pts
- ULTRASTRUCTURE16 pts
- ULTRAVIOLENCES19 pts
- UMBRAGEOUSNESS19 pts
- UNACADEMICALLY24 pts
- UNACCLIMATIZED30 pts
- UNACCOMMODATED24 pts
- UNACCULTURATED19 pts
- UNACCUSTOMEDLY24 pts
- UNACKNOWLEDGED26 pts
- UNAFFECTEDNESS23 pts
- UNAFFECTIONATE22 pts
- UNALTERABILITY19 pts
- UNAMBIVALENTLY24 pts
- UNANESTHETIZED27 pts
- UNAPPETIZINGLY31 pts
- UNAPPRECIATION20 pts
- UNAPPRECIATIVE23 pts
- UNAPPROACHABLE25 pts
- UNAPPROACHABLY28 pts
- UNAPPROPRIATED21 pts
- UNASSUMINGNESS17 pts
- UNATTRACTIVELY22 pts
- UNATTRIBUTABLE18 pts
- UNAVAILABILITY22 pts
- UNAVAILINGNESS18 pts
- UNBECOMINGNESS21 pts
- UNBIASEDNESSES17 pts
- UNBUREAUCRATIC20 pts
- UNBUSINESSLIKE20 pts
- UNCHANGINGNESS21 pts
- UNCHASTENESSES19 pts
- UNCHAUVINISTIC24 pts
- UNCHIVALROUSLY25 pts
- UNCIRCUMCISION22 pts
- UNCLASSIFIABLE21 pts
- UNCOLLECTIBLES20 pts
- UNCOMMONNESSES20 pts
- UNCOMMUNICABLE24 pts
- UNCOMPREHENDED25 pts
- UNCOMPROMISING23 pts
- UNCOMPUTERIZED30 pts
- UNCONFORMITIES21 pts
- UNCONGENIALITY20 pts
- UNCONSCIONABLE20 pts
- UNCONSCIONABLY23 pts
- UNCONSOLIDATED18 pts
- UNCONSTRUCTIVE21 pts
- UNCONTAMINATED19 pts
- UNCONTEMPLATED21 pts
- UNCONTEMPORARY23 pts
- UNCONTRADICTED20 pts
- UNCONTROLLABLE18 pts
- UNCONTROLLABLY21 pts
- UNCONVENTIONAL19 pts
- UNCONVINCINGLY25 pts
- UNCORROBORATED19 pts
- UNCREDENTIALED18 pts
- UNCRYSTALLIZED29 pts
- UNCTUOUSNESSES16 pts
- UNDECIDABILITY23 pts
- UNDECIPHERABLE24 pts
- UNDENIABLENESS17 pts
- UNDERACHIEVERS23 pts
- UNDERACHIEVING24 pts
- UNDERCARRIAGES18 pts
- UNDERCLOTHINGS21 pts
- UNDERDEVELOPED22 pts
- UNDEREMPHASIZE31 pts
- UNDERESTIMATED18 pts
- UNDERESTIMATES17 pts
- UNDEREXPOSURES24 pts
- UNDERGRADUATES17 pts
- UNDERGROUNDERS17 pts
- UNDERINFLATION18 pts
- UNDERNOURISHED19 pts
- UNDERNUTRITION15 pts
- UNDERPAINTINGS18 pts
- UNDERPOPULATED20 pts
- UNDERQUALIFIED28 pts
- UNDERREPORTING18 pts
- UNDERSATURATED16 pts
- UNDERSECRETARY20 pts
- UNDERSTAFFINGS22 pts
- UNDERSTANDABLE18 pts
- UNDERSTANDABLY21 pts
- UNDERSTANDINGS17 pts
- UNDERSTATEMENT17 pts
- UNDERSTRAPPERS19 pts
- UNDERTHRUSTING19 pts
- UNDERUTILIZING25 pts
- UNDERVALUATION18 pts
- UNDESIRABILITY20 pts
- UNDETERMINABLE19 pts
- UNDISCOVERABLE22 pts
- UNDOGMATICALLY23 pts
- UNDOMESTICATED20 pts
- UNDRAMATICALLY22 pts
- UNEMPHATICALLY26 pts
- UNENLIGHTENING19 pts
- UNENTERPRISING17 pts
- UNENTHUSIASTIC19 pts
- UNEVENTFULNESS20 pts
- UNEXPECTEDNESS26 pts
- UNFAITHFULNESS23 pts
- UNFLAPPABILITY26 pts
- UNFLATTERINGLY21 pts
- UNFRIENDLINESS18 pts
- UNFRUITFULNESS20 pts
- UNGAINLINESSES15 pts
- UNGENEROSITIES15 pts
- UNGRACIOUSNESS17 pts
- UNGRATEFULNESS18 pts
- UNHESITATINGLY21 pts
- UNHYSTERICALLY25 pts
- UNIDENTIFIABLE20 pts
- UNIDIMENSIONAL17 pts
- UNIDIRECTIONAL17 pts
- UNIFORMITARIAN19 pts
- UNILLUMINATING17 pts
- UNINCORPORATED19 pts
- UNINGRATIATING16 pts
- UNINTELLECTUAL16 pts
- UNINTELLIGIBLE17 pts
- UNINTELLIGIBLY20 pts
- UNISEXUALITIES21 pts
- UNIVERSALISTIC19 pts
- UNIVERSALITIES17 pts
- UNIVERSALIZING27 pts
- UNKINDLINESSES19 pts
- UNLAWFULNESSES20 pts
- UNLIKELINESSES18 pts
- UNLOVELINESSES17 pts
- UNMANNERLINESS16 pts
- UNMENTIONABLES18 pts
- UNOSTENTATIOUS14 pts
- UNPALATABILITY21 pts
- UNPLEASANTNESS16 pts
- UNPOPULARITIES18 pts
- UNPREDICTABLES21 pts
- UNPREMEDITATED20 pts
- UNPREPAREDNESS19 pts
- UNPROFESSIONAL19 pts
- UNPROGRAMMABLE23 pts
- UNQUANTIFIABLE28 pts
- UNQUESTIONABLE25 pts
- UNQUESTIONABLY28 pts
- UNRECOGNIZABLE28 pts
- UNRECOGNIZABLY31 pts
- UNRECONCILABLE20 pts
- UNREFRIGERATED19 pts
- UNREGENERATELY18 pts
- UNRESERVEDNESS18 pts
- UNRESPONSIVELY22 pts
- UNRESTRAINEDLY18 pts
- UNROMANTICALLY21 pts
- UNROMANTICIZED28 pts
- UNSATISFACTORY22 pts
- UNSCRUPULOUSLY21 pts
- UNSEEMLINESSES16 pts
- UNSKILLFULNESS21 pts
- UNSOCIABLENESS18 pts
- UNSTABLENESSES16 pts
- UNSTANDARDIZED26 pts
- UNSTEADINESSES15 pts
- UNSUCCESSFULLY24 pts
- UNSURPRISINGLY20 pts
- UNSUSPECTINGLY22 pts
- UNSYNCHRONIZED32 pts
- UNSYSTEMATIZED29 pts
- UNTENABILITIES16 pts
- UNTHINKABILITY26 pts
- UNTIMELINESSES16 pts
- UNTOUCHABILITY24 pts
- UNTOWARDNESSES18 pts
- UNTRANSLATABLE16 pts
- UNTRUTHFULNESS20 pts
- UNWASHEDNESSES21 pts
- UNWIELDINESSES18 pts
- UNWONTEDNESSES18 pts
- UNWORTHINESSES20 pts
- UPGRADEABILITY23 pts
- UPROARIOUSNESS16 pts
- UPROOTEDNESSES17 pts
- UPSTANDINGNESS18 pts
- URBANISTICALLY21 pts
- UREDINIOSPORES17 pts
- USUFRUCTUARIES19 pts
- USURIOUSNESSES14 pts
- UTILITARIANISM16 pts
- UXORIOUSNESSES21 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 | unsynchronized | 32 | 35 |
| 2 | unappetizingly | 31 | 37 |
| 3 | unrecognizably | 31 | 37 |
| 4 | underemphasize | 31 | 34 |
| 5 | unacclimatized | 30 | 36 |
| 6 | uncomputerized | 30 | 36 |
| 7 | ultracivilized | 29 | 34 |
| 8 | uncrystallized | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | unsystematized | 29 | 31 |
| 10 | unrecognizable | 28 | 35 |
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 14-letter words start with U?
217 valid 14-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).