6 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 348 6-letter English words that start with U, ranging alphabetically from UBIETY to UVULAS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: UPGAZE (18), UBIQUE (17), UNZIPS (17). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
U
- UBIETY11 pts
- UBIQUE17 pts
- UDDERS8 pts
- UGLIER7 pts
- UGLIES7 pts
- UGLIFY13 pts
- UGLILY10 pts
- UGSOME9 pts
- UHLANS9 pts
- UKASES10 pts
- ULAMAS8 pts
- ULCERS8 pts
- ULEMAS8 pts
- ULLAGE7 pts
- ULSTER6 pts
- ULTIMA8 pts
- ULTIMO8 pts
- ULTRAS6 pts
- UMBELS10 pts
- UMBERS10 pts
- UMBLES10 pts
- UMBRAE10 pts
- UMBRAL10 pts
- UMBRAS10 pts
- UMIACK14 pts
- UMIACS10 pts
- UMIAKS12 pts
- UMIAQS17 pts
- UMLAUT8 pts
- UMPING11 pts
- UMPIRE10 pts
- UNABLE8 pts
- UNAGED8 pts
- UNAKIN10 pts
- UNARMS8 pts
- UNAWED10 pts
- UNBANS8 pts
- UNBARS8 pts
- UNBEAR8 pts
- UNBELT8 pts
- UNBEND9 pts
- UNBENT8 pts
- UNBIND9 pts
- UNBOLT8 pts
- UNBORN8 pts
- UNBRED9 pts
- UNBUSY11 pts
- UNCAGE9 pts
- UNCAKE12 pts
- UNCAPS10 pts
- UNCASE8 pts
- UNCHIC13 pts
- UNCIAE8 pts
- UNCIAL8 pts
- UNCINI8 pts
- UNCLAD9 pts
- UNCLES8 pts
- UNCLIP10 pts
- UNCLOG9 pts
- UNCOCK14 pts
- UNCOIL8 pts
- UNCOOL8 pts
- UNCORK12 pts
- UNCUFF14 pts
- UNCURB10 pts
- UNCURL8 pts
- UNCUTE8 pts
- UNDEAD8 pts
- UNDIES7 pts
- UNDINE7 pts
- UNDOCK13 pts
- UNDOER7 pts
- UNDOES7 pts
- UNDONE7 pts
- UNDRAW10 pts
- UNDREW10 pts
- UNDULY10 pts
- UNDYED11 pts
- UNEASE6 pts
- UNEASY9 pts
- UNEVEN9 pts
- UNFAIR9 pts
- UNFELT9 pts
- UNFITS9 pts
- UNFIXT16 pts
- UNFOLD10 pts
- UNFOND10 pts
- UNFREE9 pts
- UNFURL9 pts
- UNGIRD8 pts
- UNGIRT7 pts
- UNGLUE7 pts
- UNGUAL7 pts
- UNGUES7 pts
- UNGUIS7 pts
- UNGULA7 pts
- UNHAIR9 pts
- UNHAND10 pts
- UNHANG10 pts
- UNHATS9 pts
- UNHELM11 pts
- UNHEWN12 pts
- UNHOLY12 pts
- UNHOOD10 pts
- UNHOOK13 pts
- UNHUNG10 pts
- UNHURT9 pts
- UNHUSK13 pts
- UNIFIC11 pts
- UNIONS6 pts
- UNIPOD9 pts
- UNIQUE15 pts
- UNISEX13 pts
- UNISON6 pts
- UNITED7 pts
- UNITER6 pts
- UNITES6 pts
- UNJUST13 pts
- UNKEND11 pts
- UNKENT10 pts
- UNKEPT12 pts
- UNKIND11 pts
- UNKINK14 pts
- UNKNIT10 pts
- UNKNOT10 pts
- UNLACE8 pts
- UNLADE7 pts
- UNLAID7 pts
- UNLASH9 pts
- UNLAYS9 pts
- UNLEAD7 pts
- UNLESS6 pts
- UNLIKE10 pts
- UNLINK10 pts
- UNLIVE9 pts
- UNLOAD7 pts
- UNLOCK12 pts
- UNMADE9 pts
- UNMAKE12 pts
- UNMANS8 pts
- UNMASK12 pts
- UNMEET8 pts
- UNMESH11 pts
- UNMEWS11 pts
- UNMIXT15 pts
- UNMOLD9 pts
- UNMOOR8 pts
- UNMOWN11 pts
- UNNAIL6 pts
- UNOPEN8 pts
- UNPACK14 pts
- UNPAID9 pts
- UNPEGS9 pts
- UNPENS8 pts
- UNPENT8 pts
- UNPICK14 pts
- UNPILE8 pts
- UNPINS8 pts
- UNPLUG9 pts
- UNPURE8 pts
- UNREAD7 pts
- UNREAL6 pts
- UNREEL6 pts
- UNRENT6 pts
- UNREST6 pts
- UNRIGS7 pts
- UNRIPE8 pts
- UNRIPS8 pts
- UNROBE8 pts
- UNROLL6 pts
- UNROOF9 pts
- UNROOT6 pts
- UNROVE9 pts
- UNRULY9 pts
- UNSAFE9 pts
- UNSAID7 pts
- UNSAWN9 pts
- UNSAYS9 pts
- UNSEAL6 pts
- UNSEAM8 pts
- UNSEAT6 pts
- UNSEEN6 pts
- UNSELL6 pts
- UNSENT6 pts
- UNSETS6 pts
- UNSEWN9 pts
- UNSEWS9 pts
- UNSEXY16 pts
- UNSHED10 pts
- UNSHIP11 pts
- UNSHOD10 pts
- UNSHUT9 pts
- UNSNAP8 pts
- UNSOLD7 pts
- UNSOWN9 pts
- UNSPUN8 pts
- UNSTEP8 pts
- UNSTOP8 pts
- UNSUNG7 pts
- UNSUNK10 pts
- UNSURE6 pts
- UNTACK12 pts
- UNTAME8 pts
- UNTIDY10 pts
- UNTIED7 pts
- UNTIES6 pts
- UNTOLD7 pts
- UNTORN6 pts
- UNTRIM8 pts
- UNTROD7 pts
- UNTRUE6 pts
- UNTUCK12 pts
- UNTUNE6 pts
- UNUSED7 pts
- UNVEIL9 pts
- UNVEXT16 pts
- UNWARY12 pts
- UNWELL9 pts
- UNWEPT11 pts
- UNWIND10 pts
- UNWISE9 pts
- UNWISH12 pts
- UNWITS9 pts
- UNWORN9 pts
- UNWOVE12 pts
- UNWRAP11 pts
- UNYOKE13 pts
- UNZIPS17 pts
- UPASES8 pts
- UPBEAR10 pts
- UPBEAT10 pts
- UPBIND11 pts
- UPBOIL10 pts
- UPBORE10 pts
- UPBOWS13 pts
- UPCAST10 pts
- UPCOIL10 pts
- UPCURL10 pts
- UPDART9 pts
- UPDATE9 pts
- UPDIVE12 pts
- UPDOVE12 pts
- UPENDS9 pts
- UPFLOW14 pts
- UPFOLD12 pts
- UPGAZE18 pts
- UPGIRD10 pts
- UPGIRT9 pts
- UPGREW12 pts
- UPGROW12 pts
- UPHEAP13 pts
- UPHELD12 pts
- UPHILL11 pts
- UPHOLD12 pts
- UPHOVE14 pts
- UPHROE11 pts
- UPKEEP14 pts
- UPLAND9 pts
- UPLEAP10 pts
- UPLIFT11 pts
- UPLINK12 pts
- UPLOAD9 pts
- UPMOST10 pts
- UPPERS10 pts
- UPPILE10 pts
- UPPING11 pts
- UPPISH13 pts
- UPPITY13 pts
- UPPROP12 pts
- UPRATE8 pts
- UPREAR8 pts
- UPRISE8 pts
- UPROAR8 pts
- UPROOT8 pts
- UPROSE8 pts
- UPRUSH11 pts
- UPSEND9 pts
- UPSENT8 pts
- UPSETS8 pts
- UPSHOT11 pts
- UPSIDE9 pts
- UPSOAR8 pts
- UPSTEP10 pts
- UPSTIR8 pts
- UPTAKE12 pts
- UPTEAR8 pts
- UPTICK14 pts
- UPTILT8 pts
- UPTIME10 pts
- UPTORE8 pts
- UPTORN8 pts
- UPTOSS8 pts
- UPTOWN11 pts
- UPTURN8 pts
- UPWAFT14 pts
- UPWARD12 pts
- UPWELL11 pts
- UPWIND12 pts
- URACIL8 pts
- URAEUS6 pts
- URANIA6 pts
- URANIC8 pts
- URANYL9 pts
- URARES6 pts
- URARIS6 pts
- URASES6 pts
- URATES6 pts
- URATIC8 pts
- URBANE8 pts
- URBIAS8 pts
- URCHIN11 pts
- UREASE6 pts
- UREDIA7 pts
- UREDOS7 pts
- UREIDE7 pts
- UREMIA8 pts
- UREMIC10 pts
- URETER6 pts
- URETIC8 pts
- URGENT7 pts
- URGERS7 pts
- URGING8 pts
- URIALS6 pts
- URINAL6 pts
- URINES6 pts
- UROPOD9 pts
- URSINE6 pts
- URTEXT13 pts
- URUSES6 pts
- USABLE8 pts
- USABLY11 pts
- USAGES7 pts
- USANCE8 pts
- USEFUL9 pts
- USHERS9 pts
- USNEAS6 pts
- USQUES15 pts
- USUALS6 pts
- USURER6 pts
- USURPS8 pts
- UTERUS6 pts
- UTMOST8 pts
- UTOPIA8 pts
- UTTERS6 pts
- UVEOUS9 pts
- UVULAE9 pts
- UVULAR9 pts
- UVULAS9 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 | upgaze | 18 | 21 |
| 2 | ubique | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | unzips | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | umiaqs | 17 | 19 |
| 5 | unvext | 16 | 19 |
| 6 | unfixt | 16 | 18 |
| 7 | unsexy | 16 | 17 |
| 8 | unique | 15 | 18 |
| 9 | unmixt | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | usques | 15 | 17 |
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 6-letter words start with U?
348 valid 6-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).