166 words start with UN, few enough to read in one pass. 18 of them are possible answers.
6 of the 166 are common enough to guess without hesitation.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 166 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- UNITS: takes 166 down to 79 at worst.
- UNITY: down to 81. It is on the answer list.
- UNDER: down to 83. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on T more than any other letter: 24 words, about one in eight of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (47), I (45) and E (43). Everyday English covers 6 of these 166 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with UN
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- UNCLE
- UNCUT
- UNDER
- UNDID
- UNDUE
- UNFED
- UNFIT
- UNIFY
- UNION
- UNITE
- UNITY
- UNLIT
- UNMET
- UNSET
- UNTIE
- UNTIL
- UNWED
- UNZIP
- UNITS
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in D
- UNDID
- UNFED
- UNWED
- UNADD
- UNBED
- UNBID
- UNBUD
- UNGOD
- UNHAD
- UNHID
- UNKED
- UNKID
- UNLED
- UNLID
- UNMAD
- UNOLD
- UNRED
- UNRID
- UNSAD
- UNSOD
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in E
- UNCLE
- UNDUE
- UNITE
- UNTIE
- UNDEE
- UNDYE
- UNEYE
- UNICE
- UNLIE
- UNODE
- UNSEE
- UNUSE
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in G
- UNBAG
- UNBOG
- UNDIG
- UNDOG
- UNDUG
- UNGAG
- UNLEG
- UNPEG
- UNRIG
- UNTAG
- UNWIG
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in N
- UNION
- UNBAN
- UNDEN
- UNDON
- UNINN
- UNKEN
- UNKIN
- UNMAN
- UNORN
- UNOWN
- UNPEN
- UNPIN
- UNRUN
- UNSIN
- UNSON
- UNSUN
- UNTIN
- UNURN
- UNWAN
- UNWON
- UNZEN
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in P
- UNZIP
- UNCAP
- UNHAP
- UNHIP
- UNLAP
- UNRIP
- UNTAP
- UNTOP
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in S
- UNITS
- UNAIS
- UNAUS
- UNCES
- UNCOS
- UNCUS
- UNDOS
- UNIOS
- UNIUS
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in T
- UNCUT
- UNFIT
- UNLIT
- UNMET
- UNSET
- UNACT
- UNAPT
- UNBET
- UNBIT
- UNGET
- UNGOT
- UNHAT
- UNHIT
- UNHOT
- UNIAT
- UNIST
- UNKET
- UNKUT
- UNLET
- UNNET
- UNPOT
- UNPUT
- UNWET
- UNWIT
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in W
- UNBOW
- UNCOW
- UNFEW
- UNLAW
- UNMEW
- UNNEW
- UNROW
- UNSAW
- UNSEW
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in X
- UNBOX
- UNFIX
- UNHEX
- UNLAX
- UNMIX
- UNSEX
- UNTAX
- UNWAX
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in Y
- UNIFY
- UNITY
- UNARY
- UNBAY
- UNBOY
- UNCOY
- UNDRY
- UNKEY
- UNLAY
- UNPAY
- UNPLY
- UNRAY
- UNSAY
- UNSHY
- UNSLY
- UNSTY
- UNWRY
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in A, B, H and other letters
- UNCIA
- UNGKA
- UNICA
- UNONA
- UNRRA
- UNDUB
- UNSUB
- UNWEB
- UNETH
- UNAGI
- UNAMI
- UNARK
- UNTIL
- UNOIL
- UNARM
- UNDAM
- UNDIM
- UNGUM
- UNISM
- UNJAM
- UNRAM
- UNAMO
- UNDER
- UNBAR
- UNFAR
- UNFUR
- UNTAR
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with U
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- UNSEX: Make infertile.
- UNPIN: Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of.
- UNSAY: Take back what one has said.
- UNFED: Not fed. It is on the answer list.
- UNARY: Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
- UNBOX: Remove from a box.
- UNLIT: Without illumination. It is on the answer list.
- UNTIE: Undo the ties of. It is on the answer list.
- UNWED: Of someone who has not been married. It is on the answer list.
- UNZIP: Open the zipper of. It is on the answer list.
- UNIFY: Become one. It is on the answer list.
- UNCUT: Not cut. It is on the answer list.
- UNDUE: Not yet payable. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with UN?
Yes. UNDER, UNTIL and UNION all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. UNION and UNDUE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is UNARM really a word?
Yes. Take away the weapons from; render harmless. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
UNDER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. UNWRY and UNWON are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
UNDID, UNFED and UNLIT. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.