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9 Letter Words Starting with U

There are 726 9-letter English words that start with U, ranging alphabetically from UDOMETERS to UXORICIDE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: UNMUZZLED (30), UNPUZZLED (30), UNMUZZLES (29). Average word length in this list is 9 letters.

Word list

U

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Showing the first 600 of 726 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1unmuzzled3035
2unpuzzled3035
3unmuzzles2934
4unpuzzles2934
5unzipping2329
6upchucked2327
7unequally2125
8unchecked2124
9unquietly2124
10urbanized2124

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 9-letter words start with U?

726 valid 9-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).

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