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5 Letter Words Starting With U

All 217 five-letter words that start with U, common words first, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

All words · 217

42 common words
175 less common wordsvalid in Scrabble and most word games

How many five-letter words start with U?

217 five-letter words start with U. 42 of them are everyday words, and 33 are on the Wordle answer list.

217
words in total
42
everyday words
33
Wordle answers
UMIAQ
top score, 16 points

Most common letter after U

N comes after U in 50% of these words. Share of words by letter:

N50%
S14%
P10%
R10%
T7%
L5%
D2%
M2%

5 letter words starting with another letter

Questions

How many five-letter words start with U?

217 five-letter words start with U. 42 of them are everyday words, such as UDDER, ULCER, ULTRA, UMBRA.

Which five-letter word starting with U scores the most in Scrabble?

UMIAQ scores 16 points before any bonus squares, the highest in this list.