5-Letter Words Starting With U

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Top 33 likely answers
UDDER
ULCER
ULTRA
UMBRA
UNCLE
UNCUT
UNDER
UNDID
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNION
UNITE
UNITY
UNLIT
UNMET
UNSET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNWED
UNZIP
UPPER
UPSET
URBAN
URINE
USAGE
USHER
USING
USUAL
USURP
UTILE
UTTER
UBACS
UBITY
UDALS
UDONS
UDYOG
UGALI
UGGED
UHLAN
UHURU
UKASE
ULAMA
ULANS
ULEMA
ULMIN
ULMOS
ULNAD
ULNAE
ULNAR
ULNAS
ULPAN
ULVAS
ULYIE
ULZIE
UMAMI
UMBEL
UMBER
UMBLE
UMBOS
UMBRE
UMIAC
UMIAK
UMIAQ
UMMAH
UMMAS
UMMED
UMPED
UMPHS
UMPIE
UMPTY
UMRAH
UMRAS
UNAGI
UNAIS
UNAPT
UNARM
UNARY
UNAUS
UNBAG
UNBAN
UNBAR
UNBED
UNBID
UNBOX
UNCAP
UNCES
UNCIA
UNCOS
UNCOY
UNCUS
UNDAM
UNDEE
UNDOS
UNDUG
UNETH
UNFIX
UNGAG
UNGET

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5-Letter Words Starting With U

UN- dominates U-starters: UNDER, UNITE, UNITY, UNTIL. Most U-words pack multiple vowels, making them useful for discovering which vowels are hiding in the puzzle.

Popular Words That Start With U

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with U. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

UNCLE
UNDER
UNITE
UNTIL

Strategic picks for word games:

ULTRA
UPSET
URBAN

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

UNITE tests U, N, I, T, E — two vowels plus common consonants

UN- dominates: UNDER, UNITE, UNITY, UNTIL, UPPER

Most U-words have 2+ vowels — good for discovering vowel positions

U is worth only 1 point in Scrabble — low value but common

U at a Glance

Frequency217 5-letter words start with U
Wordle33 Wordle answers start with U (15.2%)
PatternsCommon patterns: UN-, UP-, UR-, US-, UT-