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Words containing U

Words that have the letter U anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 44,669 playable words containing U in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOUNTABLENESS. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing U

COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERIZED28
PUZZLING28
QUALIFICATIONS28
COMPUTERIZES27
COUNTEREXAMPLE27
FUZZY27
JUSTIFIABLY27
JUSTIFICATION27
PUBLICIZING27
PUZZLED27
QUALIFICATION27
SQUEEZING27
SUBJECTIVE27
COMPUTERIZE26
EXCLUSIVELY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
PREJUDICING26

Highest-scoring words containing U

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALITIES41
QUIZZICALLY40
SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
QUIZZICAL36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
PUZZLEHEADED35

2-letter words containing U (9)

3-letter words containing U (130)

BUD7
BUG7
BUM8
BUN6
BUS6
BUT6
BUY8
CUB8
CUE6
CUP8
CUR6
CUT6
DUB7
DUD6
DUE5
DUG6
DUO5
FLU7
FUN7
FUR7
GNU5
GUM7
GUN5
GUT5
GUY7
HUB8
HUE6
HUG7
HUH8
HUM8
HUT6
JUG13
JUT12
MUD7
MUG7
MUM8
NUN4
NUT4
OUR4
OUT4
PUB8
PUN6
PUP8
PUS6
PUT6
QUA12
RUB6
RUM6
RUN4
SUB6
SUE4
SUM6
SUN4
SUP6
TUB6
UGH7
UPS6
USE4
YOU6
YUM8

The 60 most common shown, 70 rarer words not listed. All 3-letter words

4-letter words containing U (603)

BAUD8
BUCK12
BUGS8
BULB9
BULK10
BUMP11
BURY9
BUSH9
BUSY9
BUYS9
BUZZ23
CLUB9
CUBE9
CUPS9
DRUM8
DUCK11
DUFF12
DULY8
DUMB10
DUMP10
DUTY8
FOUL8
FOUR8
FUEL8
FULL8
FUME10
FUND9
FUSE8
FUSS8
GULF9
GUYS8
HUGE8
HUNG8
JUDO14
JUMP17
JUNK16
JURY15
JUST13
LUCK10
LUMP9
LURK8
MUCH11
MUCK12
MUGS8
NUMB9
OUCH9
PLUG8
PUCK12
PUFF13
PULP9
PUMP11
PUSH9
QUIT13
QUIZ21
SCUM9
SMUG8
SUCH9
SUNK8
SWUM10
YUCK12

The 60 most common shown, 543 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing U (1,578)

ALBUM10
AWFUL12
BLURB10
BRUSH10
BUCKS13
BULBS10
BUNCH12
BUYER10
CHUCK15
CHUNK13
CLUBS10
COUGH11
CRUSH10
CUBIC12
CURLY10
CURRY10
CURVE12
DEBUG10
DRUNK10
DUCKS12
DUMMY13
DUMPS11
EQUAL14
EQUIP16
FLUSH11
FOCUS11
FORUM11
FUDGE11
FULLY11
FUMES11
FUNNY11
FURRY11
FUSSY11
FUZZY27
JUDGE16
JUICE16
JUMPS18
LUCKY13
MUCKS13
MUMMY14
PUMPS12
PUNCH12
QUEEN14
QUERY16
QUEST14
QUEUE15
QUICK19
QUIET14
QUITE14
QUITS14
QUOTA14
QUOTE14
SQUAD15
STUCK11
STUFF12
THUMB12
TRUCK11
UNIFY11
VAGUE11
VOUCH14

The 60 most common shown, 1,518 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing U (3,316)

ADJUST16
BUBBLE13
BUCKET14
BUFFER15
CAMPUS13
CHEQUE19
CHUCKS16
CHUNKS14
CHURCH15
CLIQUE17
CLUMSY13
CRUNCH13
CUCKOO14
CUDDLY13
CURVES13
DUMPED13
EQUALS15
EQUATE15
EQUIPS17
EXCUSE15
FAVOUR14
FLUFFY18
FOUGHT13
FULFIL13
HUMBLE13
HUMBLY15
INJURE15
INJURY17
JUDGED18
JUDGES17
JUMPED20
JUNGLE16
JUNIOR15
LIQUID16
LIQUOR15
LUXURY16
MUCKED15
MUMBLE13
OCCUPY15
PUBLIC13
PUMPED14
PUZZLE25
QUEENS15
QUEUED17
QUEUES16
QUOTAS15
QUOTED16
QUOTES15
SEQUEL15
SQUARE15
SQUASH17
STUFFS13
SUBWAY14
SUFFER13
SUFFIX19
SUPPLY13
SURVEY13
UNIQUE16
UPWARD13
VACUUM16

The 60 most common shown, 3,256 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing U (5,669)

ACQUIRE18
ADJUSTS17
ANTIQUE16
AWFULLY16
BAROQUE18
BUFFERS16
CHEQUER20
CHEQUES20
CHUCKED18
ENQUIRE16
ENQUIRY18
EQUALLY18
EXCLUDE17
EXCUSES16
EXECUTE16
EXHAUST16
FACULTY15
FAVOURS15
FLAVOUR15
HARMFUL15
HELPFUL15
HOPEFUL15
INJURED17
INJURES16
INQUIRE16
INQUIRY18
JEALOUS16
JOURNAL16
JOURNEY18
JUDGING19
JUMPING21
JUSTICE18
JUSTIFY21
MAXIMUM20
MIXTURE16
MUCKING16
PUZZLED27
PUZZLES26
QUALIFY21
QUALITY18
QUANTUM19
QUARTER16
QUERIES16
QUEUING18
QUIBBLE20
QUICKER21
QUICKLY23
QUIETER16
QUIETLY18
QUOTING17
REQUEST16
REQUIRE16
SQUARED17
SQUARES16
SQUEEZE24
SUBJECT20
SUFFICE16
SURVIVE16
UNHAPPY16
UNLUCKY16

The 60 most common shown, 5,609 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing U (7,321)

ACCURACY17
ACQUIRED20
ACQUIRES19
ADEQUATE18
ADJUSTED19
BANKRUPT16
BUFFERED18
CHEERFUL16
CHUCKING19
CHURCHES17
COMPOUND16
COMPUTED16
CRUNCHED16
CUPBOARD16
ENQUIRED18
ENQUIRES17
EQUALITY19
EQUATION17
EQUIPPED22
EXCLUDED19
EXCLUDES18
EXECUTED18
EXECUTES17
EXHAUSTS17
EXPOSURE17
FAITHFUL17
FAVOURED17
FREQUENT20
INJURIES17
INJURING18
INQUIRED18
INQUIRES17
JOURNALS17
JUDGMENT21
JUNCTION19
JUVENILE21
POWERFUL17
PUBLICLY17
PUZZLING28
QUANTITY19
QUARTERS17
QUESTION17
QUICKEST22
QUIETEST17
QUITTING18
REQUESTS17
REQUIRED18
REQUIRES17
SEQUENCE19
SQUARING18
SQUASHED20
SQUASHES19
SQUEEZED26
SQUEEZES25
SUBJECTS21
SURVIVAL17
SURVIVED18
SURVIVES17
THANKFUL17
UNIQUELY20

The 60 most common shown, 7,261 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing U (6,638)

ACQUIRING21
ADJUSTING20
AMBIGUITY17
AUTHORIZE20
BEHAVIOUR18
BUFFERING19
CAREFULLY17
COMMUNISM18
COMMUNITY18
COMPUTING17
CRUNCHING17
DIFFICULT19
ENQUIRIES18
ENQUIRING19
EQUATIONS18
EQUIPMENT22
EQUIPPING23
EXCLUDING20
EXCLUSION18
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTING19
EXECUTION18
EXECUTIVE22
EXHAUSTED19
FACTUALLY17
FAVOURING18
FREQUENCY25
FRIVOLOUS17
HOPEFULLY19
INJUSTICE20
INQUIRIES18
INQUIRING19
JUDGEMENT22
JUDGMENTS22
JUSTIFIED22
JUSTIFIES21
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
OCCUPYING19
PREJUDICE23
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
QUALIFIED22
QUALIFIER21
QUALIFIES21
QUALITIES18
QUESTIONS18
QUOTATION18
REQUESTED19
REQUIRING19
REQUISITE18
SEQUENCES20
SQUASHING21
SQUEEZING27
SUBJECTED23
SUBSIDIZE21
SUMMARIZE22
SURVIVING19
TECHNIQUE22
UNHELPFUL18

The 60 most common shown, 6,578 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing U (5,850)

ACCUMULATE18
ACCUSTOMED18
ADEQUATELY22
ADJUSTMENT22
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
BACKGROUND20
COMPULSORY19
CONFIGURED18
CONJECTURE23
CONSEQUENT21
CUMBERSOME19
CUMULATIVE20
CURRICULUM19
DIFFICULTY22
EQUIVALENT23
EXECUTABLE21
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTIVE23
FREQUENTLY24
HOMOSEXUAL21
INACCURACY19
INADEQUATE20
INEQUALITY21
INFREQUENT22
JOURNALIST19
JUDGEMENTS23
JUSTIFYING25
PREJUDICED25
PREJUDICES24
PRESUMABLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
PRODUCTIVE20
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
QUALIFIERS22
QUALIFYING25
QUANTITIES19
QUESTIONED20
QUOTATIONS19
REQUESTING20
SEQUENTIAL19
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSIVE19
SUFFICIENT19
SUMMARIZED24
SUMMARIZES23
TECHNIQUES23
THANKFULLY21
THROUGHPUT19
UNAFFECTED20
UNEXPECTED22
UNOFFICIAL19
UNWORKABLE19
VOCABULARY21

The 60 most common shown, 5,790 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing U (4,606)

ACCUMULATED20
ACCUMULATES19
ACCUSTOMING19
ACQUISITION22
ADJUSTMENTS23
ADVENTUROUS18
AUTHORIZING23
BACKGROUNDS21
BEAUTIFULLY20
BUREAUCRACY21
COMMUNICATE20
COMMUNITIES18
COMPUTATION18
COMPUTERISE18
COMPUTERIZE26
CONFIGURING19
CONJUNCTION24
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSECUTIVE20
CONSEQUENCE24
CONSPICUOUS19
CONSULTANCY18
CONSUMPTION18
DESTRUCTIVE19
DOCUMENTARY19
DOCUMENTING18
DUPLICATING18
EQUILIBRIUM25
EQUIVALENTS24
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPENDITURE21
FLUCTUATION18
FREQUENCIES25
FUNCTIONING18
FUNDAMENTAL18
FURTHERMORE19
JOURNALISTS20
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
MALFUNCTION19
MANUFACTURE20
MULTIPLYING19
PREJUDICING26
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
QUESTIONING21
REQUIREMENT22
SUBSIDIZING24
SUMMARIZING25
SUPERFICIAL19
SUPERFLUOUS19
SUPERMARKET19
SUPERVISING19
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNDOUBTEDLY19
UNEXPLAINED21
UNJUSTIFIED25
UNSPECIFIED20
WONDERFULLY21

The 60 most common shown, 4,546 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing U (3,498)

ACCUMULATING21
ACQUAINTANCE25
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ARCHITECTURE19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
CIRCUMSTANCE21
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATES21
COMPUTERISED20
COMPUTERISES19
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
CONCURRENTLY19
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSEQUENTLY25
CONSTITUENCY19
CONSTRUCTING18
CONSTRUCTIVE21
CONTINUOUSLY18
CONTRIBUTING18
DIFFICULTIES22
DISCOURAGING18
EVOLUTIONARY19
FLUCTUATIONS19
HETEROSEXUAL21
HORRENDOUSLY18
INACCURACIES19
INDIVIDUALLY21
INSUFFICIENT21
INTRODUCTORY18
MANIPULATING18
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
MYSTERIOUSLY19
PARTICULARLY19
PREREQUISITE23
PRODUCTIVITY24
PUBLICATIONS19
QUESTIONABLE23
REPRODUCTION18
REQUIREMENTS23
RIDICULOUSLY19
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SUPERVISIONS19
SUSPICIOUSLY20
THOROUGHFARE21
UNACCEPTABLE21
UNAUTHORIZED25
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNCONVINCING22
UNDOCUMENTED20
UNEMPLOYMENT21
UNEXPECTEDLY26
UNSUCCESSFUL22
UNSUSPECTING19

The 60 most common shown, 3,438 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

44,669 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (26.6%) are containing U. Most of them, 7,321, have 8 letters. 4,848 start with U, 173 end with it and 39,650 have it only in the middle.

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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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Questions

How many words are there containing U?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 44,669 words containing U, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing U?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), QUIZZICALLY (40) and SUBJECTIVIZING (40).

What are the most common words containing U?

COMPUTERIZING, COMPUTERIZED, PUZZLING, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPUTERIZES and COUNTEREXAMPLE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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