Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: UPS, UTS, UNS, USE, UPO and URD. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 13 of the 15 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- UGH7 points
- UKE7 points
- UMM7 points
- UMP7 points
- UPO5 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is R (3 words), followed by M (2).
3 letter words starting with…
- 3 letter words starting with a70 words
- 3 letter words starting with b52 words
- 3 letter words starting with c36 words
- 3 letter words starting with d47 words
- 3 letter words starting with e39 words
- 3 letter words starting with f47 words
- 3 letter words starting with g44 words
- 3 letter words starting with h49 words
- 3 letter words starting with i19 words
- 3 letter words starting with j23 words
- 3 letter words starting with k27 words
- 3 letter words starting with l44 words
- 3 letter words starting with m47 words
- 3 letter words starting with n34 words
- 3 letter words starting with o45 words
- 3 letter words starting with p62 words
- q2
- 3 letter words starting with r49 words
- 3 letter words starting with s61 words
- 3 letter words starting with t56 words
- u15
- 3 letter words starting with v21 words
- 3 letter words starting with w38 words
- x1
- 3 letter words starting with y27 words
- 3 letter words starting with z12 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words start with U?
There are 15 3 letter words that start with U in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that start with U?
UGH, worth 7 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that start with U make good guesses?
UPS, UTS and UNS use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

