8 Letter Words Containing UR
There are 1,002 8-letter English words that contain UR, from ABJURERS to ZIKURATS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ZIKKURAT (25), MAZOURKA (23), MAZURKAS (23). Roughly 13% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABJURERS17 pts
- ABJURING18 pts
- ABSURDER11 pts
- ABSURDLY14 pts
- ACCURACY17 pts
- ACCURATE12 pts
- ACCURSED13 pts
- ACIDURIA11 pts
- ADJOURNS16 pts
- ADJURERS16 pts
- ADJURING17 pts
- ADJURORS16 pts
- AIRBURST10 pts
- ALBURNUM12 pts
- ALEURONE8 pts
- ALEURONS8 pts
- ALLURERS8 pts
- ALLURING9 pts
- AMATEURS10 pts
- ANEURINS8 pts
- ANEURISM10 pts
- ANEURYSM13 pts
- ANURESES8 pts
- ANURESIS8 pts
- ANURETIC10 pts
- APERTURE10 pts
- ARBOURED11 pts
- ARCATURE10 pts
- ARMATURE10 pts
- ARMOURED11 pts
- ARMOURER10 pts
- ASSUREDS9 pts
- ASSURERS8 pts
- ASSURING9 pts
- ASSURORS8 pts
- AUGURERS9 pts
- AUGURIES9 pts
- AUGURING10 pts
- AUREOLAE8 pts
- AUREOLAS8 pts
- AUREOLED9 pts
- AUREOLES8 pts
- AURICLED11 pts
- AURICLES10 pts
- AURICULA10 pts
- AURIFORM13 pts
- AUROREAN8 pts
- AYURVEDA15 pts
- AZOTURIA17 pts
- AZURITES17 pts
B
- BAHADURS14 pts
- BALISAUR10 pts
- BECURSED13 pts
- BECURSES12 pts
- BELABOUR12 pts
- BEMURMUR14 pts
- BESCOURS12 pts
- BICOLOUR12 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BINAURAL10 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BLURBING13 pts
- BLURRIER10 pts
- BLURRILY13 pts
- BLURRING11 pts
- BLURTERS10 pts
- BLURTING11 pts
- BODYSURF17 pts
- BORDURES11 pts
- BOURBONS12 pts
- BOURDONS11 pts
- BOURGEON11 pts
- BOURREES10 pts
- BOURRIDE11 pts
- BOURTREE10 pts
- BRAVURAS13 pts
- BROCHURE15 pts
- BURBLERS12 pts
- BURBLIER12 pts
- BURBLING13 pts
- BURDENED12 pts
- BURDENER11 pts
- BURDOCKS17 pts
- BURETTES10 pts
- BURGAGES12 pts
- BURGEONS11 pts
- BURGHERS14 pts
- BURGLARS11 pts
- BURGLARY14 pts
- BURGLING12 pts
- BURGONET11 pts
- BURGOUTS11 pts
- BURGRAVE14 pts
- BURGUNDY15 pts
- BURKITES14 pts
- BURLESKS14 pts
- BURLIEST10 pts
- BURNABLE12 pts
- BURNINGS11 pts
- BURNOOSE10 pts
- BURNOUTS10 pts
- BURRIEST10 pts
- BURRITOS10 pts
- BURROWED14 pts
- BURROWER13 pts
- BURSEEDS11 pts
- BURSITIS10 pts
- BURSTERS10 pts
- BURSTING11 pts
- BURSTONE10 pts
- BURTHENS13 pts
- BURWEEDS14 pts
C
- CAESURAE10 pts
- CAESURAL10 pts
- CAESURAS10 pts
- CAESURIC12 pts
- CANDOURS11 pts
- CAPTURED13 pts
- CAPTURER12 pts
- CAPTURES12 pts
- CARBURET12 pts
- CEINTURE10 pts
- CENSURED11 pts
- CENSURER10 pts
- CENSURES10 pts
- CENTAURS10 pts
- CENTAURY13 pts
- CHASSEUR13 pts
- CHEMURGY19 pts
- CHURCHED19 pts
- CHURCHES18 pts
- CHURCHLY21 pts
- CHURLISH16 pts
- CHURNERS13 pts
- CHURNING14 pts
- CHURRING14 pts
- CINCTURE12 pts
- CLAMOURS12 pts
- CLANGOUR11 pts
- CLAQUEUR19 pts
- CLOSURED11 pts
- CLOSURES10 pts
- CLOTURED11 pts
- CLOTURES10 pts
- CLOURING11 pts
- COCKSPUR18 pts
- COCKSURE16 pts
- COENDURE11 pts
- COENURES10 pts
- COENURUS10 pts
- COIFFEUR16 pts
- COIFFURE16 pts
- COINSURE10 pts
- COLOURED11 pts
- COLOURER10 pts
- CONJURED18 pts
- CONJURER17 pts
- CONJURES17 pts
- CONJUROR17 pts
- CONTOURS10 pts
- COPURIFY18 pts
- CORDUROY14 pts
- COTHURNI13 pts
- COTHURNS13 pts
- COURAGES11 pts
- COURANTE10 pts
- COURANTO10 pts
- COURANTS10 pts
- COURIERS10 pts
- COURLANS10 pts
- COURSERS10 pts
- COURSING11 pts
- COURTERS10 pts
- COURTESY13 pts
- COURTIER10 pts
- COURTING11 pts
- COUTURES10 pts
- CREATURE10 pts
- CRITTURS10 pts
- CUBATURE12 pts
- CUCURBIT14 pts
- CULTURAL10 pts
- CULTURED11 pts
- CULTURES10 pts
- CURACAOS12 pts
- CURACIES12 pts
- CURACOAS12 pts
- CURARINE10 pts
- CURARIZE19 pts
- CURASSOW13 pts
- CURATING11 pts
- CURATIVE13 pts
- CURATORS10 pts
- CURBABLE14 pts
- CURBINGS13 pts
- CURBSIDE13 pts
- CURCULIO12 pts
- CURCUMAS14 pts
- CURDIEST11 pts
- CURDLERS11 pts
- CURDLING12 pts
- CURELESS10 pts
- CURETTED11 pts
- CURETTES10 pts
- CURLICUE12 pts
- CURLIEST10 pts
- CURLINGS11 pts
- CURLYCUE15 pts
- CURRACHS15 pts
- CURRAGHS14 pts
- CURRANTS10 pts
- CURRENCY15 pts
- CURRENTS10 pts
- CURRICLE12 pts
- CURRIERS10 pts
- CURRIERY13 pts
- CURRYING14 pts
- CURSEDER11 pts
- CURSEDLY14 pts
- CURSIVES13 pts
- CURTAILS10 pts
- CURTAINS10 pts
- CURTALAX17 pts
- CURTNESS10 pts
- CURTSEYS13 pts
- CURTSIED11 pts
- CURTSIES10 pts
- CURVEDLY17 pts
- CURVETED14 pts
- CURVIEST13 pts
- CUTPURSE12 pts
- CYNOSURE13 pts
D
- DANSEURS9 pts
- DASYURES12 pts
- DECOLOUR11 pts
- DECURIES11 pts
- DECURION11 pts
- DECURVED15 pts
- DECURVES14 pts
- DEMIURGE12 pts
- DEMURELY14 pts
- DEMUREST11 pts
- DEMURRAL11 pts
- DEMURRED12 pts
- DEMURRER11 pts
- DENATURE9 pts
- DENTURAL9 pts
- DENTURES9 pts
- DEPURATE11 pts
- DESULFUR12 pts
- DETOURED10 pts
- DEVOURED13 pts
- DEVOURER12 pts
- DHOURRAS12 pts
- DHURRIES12 pts
- DINOSAUR9 pts
- DISBURSE11 pts
- DISTURBS11 pts
- DIURESES9 pts
- DIURESIS9 pts
- DIURETIC11 pts
- DIURNALS9 pts
- DOUBLURE11 pts
- DOUCEURS11 pts
- DOURINES9 pts
- DOURNESS9 pts
- DOWNPOUR14 pts
- DOWNTURN12 pts
- DURABLES11 pts
- DURAMENS11 pts
- DURANCES11 pts
- DURATION9 pts
- DURATIVE12 pts
- DURESSES9 pts
- DURMASTS11 pts
- DURNDEST10 pts
- DURNEDER10 pts
- DYSURIAS12 pts
E
F
- FACTURES13 pts
- FAILURES11 pts
- FAITOURS11 pts
- FARCEURS13 pts
- FAUBOURG14 pts
- FAVOURED15 pts
- FAVOURER14 pts
- FEATURED12 pts
- FEATURES11 pts
- FENURONS11 pts
- FERVOURS14 pts
- FIGURANT12 pts
- FIGURATE12 pts
- FIGURERS12 pts
- FIGURINE12 pts
- FIGURING13 pts
- FILATURE11 pts
- FISSURED12 pts
- FISSURES11 pts
- FIXTURES18 pts
- FLANEURS11 pts
- FLAVOURS14 pts
- FLAVOURY17 pts
- FLEXURAL18 pts
- FLEXURES18 pts
- FLOURING12 pts
- FLOURISH14 pts
- FLURRIED12 pts
- FLURRIES11 pts
- FOURCHEE16 pts
- FOURFOLD15 pts
- FOURGONS12 pts
- FOURPLEX20 pts
- FOURSOME13 pts
- FOURTEEN11 pts
- FOURTHLY17 pts
- FRACTURE13 pts
- FRACTURS13 pts
- FRAKTURS15 pts
- FRISEURS11 pts
- FRONDEUR12 pts
- FROTTEUR11 pts
- FURANOSE11 pts
- FURBELOW16 pts
- FURCATED14 pts
- FURCATES13 pts
- FURCRAEA13 pts
- FURCULAE13 pts
- FURCULAR13 pts
- FURCULUM15 pts
- FURFURAL14 pts
- FURFURAN14 pts
- FURFURES14 pts
- FURIBUND14 pts
- FURLABLE13 pts
- FURLONGS12 pts
- FURLOUGH15 pts
- FURMENTY16 pts
- FURNACED14 pts
- FURNACES13 pts
- FURRIERS11 pts
- FURRIERY14 pts
- FURRIEST11 pts
- FURRINER11 pts
- FURRINGS12 pts
- FURROWED15 pts
- FURROWER14 pts
- FURTHERS14 pts
- FURTHEST14 pts
- FURUNCLE13 pts
- FURZIEST20 pts
- FUTURISM13 pts
- FUTURIST11 pts
- FUTURITY14 pts
G
H
I
- IMMATURE12 pts
- IMMURING13 pts
- IMPURELY15 pts
- IMPURITY15 pts
- INBURSTS10 pts
- INCISURE10 pts
- INCURRED11 pts
- INCURVED14 pts
- INCURVES13 pts
- INDURATE9 pts
- INJURERS15 pts
- INJURIES15 pts
- INJURING16 pts
- INPOURED11 pts
- INSECURE10 pts
- INSURANT8 pts
- INSUREDS9 pts
- INSURERS8 pts
- INSURING9 pts
- INTURNED9 pts
- INURBANE10 pts
- INURNING9 pts
J
K
L
- LABOURED11 pts
- LABOURER10 pts
- LABURNUM12 pts
- LARKSPUR14 pts
- LAUREATE8 pts
- LAURELED9 pts
- LAZURITE17 pts
- LECTURED11 pts
- LECTURER10 pts
- LECTURES10 pts
- LEISURED9 pts
- LEISURES8 pts
- LEMURINE10 pts
- LEMUROID11 pts
- LIGATURE9 pts
- LINURONS8 pts
- LIQUEURS17 pts
- LITURGIC11 pts
- LONGSPUR11 pts
- LONGUEUR9 pts
- LURCHERS13 pts
- LURCHING14 pts
- LURDANES9 pts
- LUXURIES15 pts
M
- MACRURAL12 pts
- MACRURAN12 pts
- MANICURE12 pts
- MANURERS10 pts
- MANURIAL10 pts
- MANURING11 pts
- MASSEURS10 pts
- MASURIUM12 pts
- MATURATE10 pts
- MATURELY13 pts
- MATUREST10 pts
- MATURING11 pts
- MATURITY13 pts
- MAZOURKA23 pts
- MAZURKAS23 pts
- MEASURED11 pts
- MEASURER10 pts
- MEASURES10 pts
- MENSURAL10 pts
- MERCURIC14 pts
- MICRURGY16 pts
- MIXTURES17 pts
- MOISTURE10 pts
- MONAURAL10 pts
- MONSIEUR10 pts
- MONURONS10 pts
- MOSASAUR10 pts
- MOURNERS10 pts
- MOURNFUL13 pts
- MOURNING11 pts
- MULTURES10 pts
- MURAENID11 pts
- MURALIST10 pts
- MURDERED12 pts
- MURDEREE11 pts
- MURDERER11 pts
- MURIATED11 pts
- MURIATES10 pts
- MURICATE12 pts
- MURKIEST14 pts
- MURMURED13 pts
- MURMURER12 pts
- MURPHIES15 pts
- MURRAINS10 pts
- MURRELET10 pts
- MURRHINE13 pts
- MURTHERS13 pts
N
- NATURALS8 pts
- NATURISM10 pts
- NATURIST8 pts
- NERVURES11 pts
- NEURALLY11 pts
- NEURAXON15 pts
- NEURINES8 pts
- NEURITIC10 pts
- NEURITIS8 pts
- NEUROMAS10 pts
- NEURONAL8 pts
- NEURONES8 pts
- NEURONIC10 pts
- NEUROSAL8 pts
- NEUROSES8 pts
- NEUROSIS8 pts
- NEUROTIC10 pts
- NEURULAE8 pts
- NEURULAS8 pts
- NOCTURNE10 pts
- NOCTURNS10 pts
- NONJUROR15 pts
- NONRURAL8 pts
- NONURBAN10 pts
- NOTTURNI8 pts
- NOTTURNO8 pts
- NURSINGS9 pts
- NURSLING9 pts
- NURTURAL8 pts
- NURTURED9 pts
- NURTURER8 pts
- NURTURES8 pts
O
- OBDURACY16 pts
- OBDURATE11 pts
- OBSCURED13 pts
- OBSCURER12 pts
- OBSCURES12 pts
- OBTURATE10 pts
- OCCURRED13 pts
- ODOURFUL12 pts
- OLIGURIA9 pts
- OSNABURG11 pts
- OUTBURNS10 pts
- OUTBURNT10 pts
- OUTBURST10 pts
- OUTCURSE10 pts
- OUTCURVE13 pts
- OUTPOURS10 pts
- OUTTURNS8 pts
- OVERBURN13 pts
- OVERCURE13 pts
- OVERSURE11 pts
- OVERTURE11 pts
- OVERTURN11 pts
- OVERURGE12 pts
P
- PAGURIAN11 pts
- PAGURIDS12 pts
- PANDOURS11 pts
- PANDURAS11 pts
- PARAMOUR12 pts
- PARLOURS10 pts
- PASTURAL10 pts
- PASTURED11 pts
- PASTURER10 pts
- PASTURES10 pts
- PAVIOURS13 pts
- PEDICURE13 pts
- PENURIES10 pts
- PERDURED12 pts
- PERDURES11 pts
- PERJURED18 pts
- PERJURER17 pts
- PERJURES17 pts
- PERTURBS12 pts
- PICTURED13 pts
- PICTURES12 pts
- PLEASURE10 pts
- PLEURISY13 pts
- PLURALLY13 pts
- POLYURIA13 pts
- POLYURIC15 pts
- POSTBURN12 pts
- POSTURAL10 pts
- POSTURED11 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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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 | zikkurat | 25 | 26 |
| 2 | mazourka | 23 | 25 |
| 3 | mazurkas | 23 | 25 |
| 4 | jodhpurs | 21 | 24 |
| 5 | churchly | 21 | 22 |
| 6 | zikurats | 21 | 22 |
| 7 | fourplex | 20 | 23 |
| 8 | furziest | 20 | 21 |
| 9 | qurushes | 20 | 21 |
| 10 | claqueur | 19 | 23 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain UR?
1,002 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters UR 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).