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Words That Start With U

There are 5,070 English words that start with the letter U, from UBIETIES to UXORIOUSNESSES. The highest-scoring word beginning with U in Scrabble® is UNCOMMERCIALIZED at 34 points, and the longest is UNREPRESENTATIVENESSES (22 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. Average word length in this list is 9.8 letters.

By length — 5,070 words starting with U

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Word list

U

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Showing the first 600 of 5,070 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
1unexceptionablenesses3442
2uncommercialized3441
3underemphasizing3439
4ultramicroscopically3341
5underemphasized3336
6unexceptionableness3240
7underpublicized3239
8unequivocably3238
9uncharacteristically3237
10unsympathetically3236

What these words mean

unexceptionablenesses
Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
uncommercialized
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
underemphasizing
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
ultramicroscopically
Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
underemphasized
Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
unexceptionableness
Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
underpublicized
Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
unequivocably
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
uncharacteristically
Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
unsympathetically
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

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 words start with U?

5,070 valid English words begin with U.

Best Scrabble word starting with U?

UNCOMMERCIALIZED at 34 pts.

Longest word starting with U?

UNREPRESENTATIVENESSES (22 letters).

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