5 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 117 5-letter English words that start with U, from UDDER to UVULA. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is UMIAQ at 16 points.
Word list
U
- udder7
- uhlan8
- ukase9
- ulama7
- ulans5
- ulcer7
- ulema7
- ulnad6
- ulnae5
- ulnar5
- ulnas5
- ulpan7
- ultra5
- ulvas8
- umbel9
- umber9
- umbos9
- umbra9
- umiac9
- umiak11
- umiaq16
- umped10
- unais5
- unapt7
- unarm7
- unary8
- unaus5
- unban7
- unbar7
- unbid8
- unbox14
- uncap9
- uncia7
- uncle7
- uncos7
- uncoy10
- uncus7
- uncut7
- undee6
- under6
- undid7
- undue6
- unfed9
- unfit8
- unfix15
- ungot6
- unhat8
- unhip10
- unify11
- union5
- unite5
- units5
- unity8
- unlay8
- unled6
- unlet5
- unlit5
- unman7
- unmet7
- unmew10
- unmix14
- unpeg8
- unpen7
- unpin7
- unrig6
- unrip7
- unsay8
- unset5
- unsew8
- unsex12
- untie5
- until5
- unwed9
- unwit8
- unwon8
- unzip16
- upbow12
- upbye12
- updos8
- updry11
- upend8
- uplit7
- upped10
- upper9
- upset7
- uraei5
- urare5
- urari5
- urase5
- urate5
- urban7
- urbia7
- ureal5
- ureas5
- uredo6
- ureic7
- urged7
- urger6
- urges6
- urial5
- urine5
- ursae5
- usage6
- users5
- usher8
- using6
- usnea5
- usque14
- usual5
- usurp7
- usury8
- uteri5
- utile5
- utter5
- uveal8
- uveas8
- uvula8
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is umiaq at 16 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with U?
117 valid 5-letter English words begin with U.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.