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5-letter words starting with U
Need a 5-letter word that starts with U? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 117 playable words with 5 letters starting with U in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is UNZIP, worth 16 points.
Popular words with 5 letters starting with U
- UNIFY11
- UPPER10
- UNCLE8
- UNDID8
- UNITY8
- UPSET8
- URBAN8
- URGED8
- UNDER7
- URGES7
- USAGE7
- USING7
- USUAL7
- UNION6
- UNITE6
- UNITS6
- UNSET6
- UNTIL6
Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with U
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- UNZIP16
- UMIAQ16
- UNFIX15
- USQUE15
- UNBOX14
- UNMIX14
- UPBOW13
- UNSEX12
- UPBYE12
- UNIFY11
- UPPED11
- UMIAK11
5-letter words starting with U (117)
- UDDER8
- UHLAN8
- UKASE9
- ULAMA8
- ULANS6
- ULCER8
- ULEMA8
- ULNAD7
- ULNAE6
- ULNAR6
- ULNAS6
- ULPAN8
- ULTRA6
- ULVAS10
- UMBEL10
- UMBER10
- UMBOS10
- UMBRA10
- UMIAC10
- UMIAK11
- UMIAQ16
- UMPED11
- UNAIS6
- UNAPT8
- UNARM8
- UNARY8
- UNAUS7
- UNBAN8
- UNBAR8
- UNBID9
- UNBOX14
- UNCAP10
- UNCIA8
- UNCLE8
- UNCOS8
- UNCOY10
- UNCUS9
- UNCUT9
- UNDEE7
- UNDER7
- UNDID8
- UNDUE8
- UNFED10
- UNFIT9
- UNFIX15
- UNGOT7
- UNHAT8
- UNHIP10
- UNIFY11
- UNION6
- UNITE6
- UNITS6
- UNITY8
- UNLAY8
- UNLED7
- UNLET6
- UNLIT6
- UNMAN8
- UNMET8
- UNMEW11
- UNMIX14
- UNPEG9
- UNPEN8
- UNPIN8
- UNRIG7
- UNRIP8
- UNSAY8
- UNSET6
- UNSEW9
- UNSEX12
- UNTIE6
- UNTIL6
- UNWED10
- UNWIT9
- UNWON9
- UNZIP16
- UPBOW13
- UPBYE12
- UPDOS9
- UPDRY11
- UPEND9
- UPLIT8
- UPPED11
- UPPER10
- UPSET8
- URAEI6
- URARE6
- URARI6
- URASE6
- URATE6
- URBAN8
- URBIA8
- UREAL6
- UREAS6
- UREDO7
- UREIC8
- URGED8
- URGER7
- URGES7
- URIAL6
- URINE6
- URSAE6
- USAGE7
- USERS6
- USHER8
- USING7
- USNEA6
- USQUE15
- USUAL7
- USURP9
- USURY9
- UTERI6
- UTILE6
- UTTER6
- UVEAL10
- UVEAS10
- UVULA11
How common are they?
117 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.07%) are with 5 letters starting with U. Most of them, 117, have 5 letters.
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Related word lists
Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.
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How many words are there with 5 letters starting with U?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 117 words with 5 letters starting with U.
What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with U?
UNZIP, worth 16 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UMIAQ (16), UNFIX (15) and USQUE (15).
What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with U?
UNIFY, UPPER, UNCLE, UNDID, UNITY and UPSET. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.
Can I play these words in Wordtide?
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Play these words on the shared board
Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.