5 letter words starting with U

117 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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117 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: UNAIS, UNDER, UNTIE, UNSET, USNEA and ULNAE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 91 of the 117 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • UMIAQ16 points
  • UNZIP16 points
  • UNFIX15 points
  • UNBOX14 points
  • UNMIX14 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is N (54 words), followed by R (17).

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How many 5 letter words start with U?

There are 117 5 letter words that start with U in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with U?

UMIAQ, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with U?

UNAIS, UNTIE and ULNAE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.