5-letter words starting with U

There are 117 five-letter words starting with U in our word list. 21 of them are common everyday words, such as UNDER, UNTIL, UNION and USING.

U follows Q in almost every Q word, and the prefix UN- (not) starts thousands of words, such as UNDO, UNFAIR and UNUSUAL.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words starting with U are there?

Our word list has 117 five-letter words starting with U. 21 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words starting with U?

The most common are UNDER, UNTIL, UNION, USING, UNITS and UPPER.

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

Using standard letter tile values, UNZIP scores 16 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with U in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are USAGE, UPSET, ULTRA and UNDER.