5 Letter Words Starting with U

The 376 5 letter words starting with u, 33 of them still able to come up as the answer. Sorted by what each guess rules out rather than by alphabet.

After a green U at the front of the row, 5 letter words that start with U pose their first question in the second square.

Far more than any rival, N follows the U there, as in UNDER and UNION.

As an everyday word of the kind Wordle chooses for its answers, UNDER is the safer guess for testing that N.

List of 5 Letter Words Starting With U

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
UNITS
USERS
UALIS
UAUPE
UAYEB
UBACS
UBITY
UCHEE
UCKIA
UDALS
UDASI
UDELL
UDISH
UDONS
UDYOG
UGALI
UGGED
UGLIS
UGRIC
UHLAN
UHLLO
UHURU
UIGUR
UINAL
UINTA
UKASE
ULAMA
ULANS
ULCUS
ULEMA
ULLER
ULMIC
ULMIN
ULMOS
ULMUS
ULNAD
ULNAE
ULNAR
ULNAS
ULOID
ULPAN
ULUHI
ULULU
ULVAN
ULVAS
ULYIE
ULZIE
UMAMI
UMAUA
UMBEL
UMBER
UMBLE
UMBOS
UMBRE
UMEST
UMIAC
UMIAK
UMIAQ
UMIRI
UMIST
UMMAH
UMMAS
UMMED
UMMPS
UMPED
UMPHS
UMPIE
UMPTY
UMRAH
UMRAS
UMSET
UNACT
UNADD
UNAGI
UNAIS
UNAMI
UNAMO
UNAPT
UNARK
UNARM
UNARY
UNAUS
UNBAG
UNBAN
UNBAR
UNBAY
UNBED
UNBET
UNBID
UNBIT
UNBOG
UNBOW
UNBOX
UNBOY
UNBUD
UNCAP
UNCES
UNCIA
UNCOS
UNCOW
UNCOY
UNCUS
UNDAM
UNDEE
UNDEN
UNDIG
UNDIM
UNDOG
UNDON
UNDOS
UNDRY
UNDUB
UNDUG
UNDYE
UNETH
UNEYE
UNFAR

Common 5 Letter Words Starting With U

UNDER
UNTIL
USING
UNION
UPPER
URBAN
USUAL
UPSET
UNCLE
ULTRA
USAGE
UNITY
USERS
UNITS

Best 5 Letter Words Starting With U for Wordle

UNITS
UNDER
UNTIL
USING
UNION
UPPER
URBAN
USUAL
UPSET
UNCLE
ULTRA
USAGE
UNITY
UNITE
UTTER
URINE
UNFIT
USHER
UNDUE
UNCUT
UNIFY
ULCER
UNMET
USURP
UNZIP
UNDID
UNWED
UNTIE
UNLIT
UMBRA
UDDER
UNSET
UTILE
UNFED

5 Letter Words Starting With U by Second Letter

5 Letter Words Starting With UL

ULTRA
ULCER
ULNAR
ULAMA
ULEMA
ULMUS
ULPAN
ULLER
ULANS
ULCUS
ULMIC
ULMIN

5 Letter Words Starting With UM

UMBRA
UMMAH
UMBER
UMAMI
UMRAH
UMBEL
UMIST
UMBLE
UMIAK
UMAUA
UMBOS
UMBRE

5 Letter Words Starting With UN

UNDER
UNTIL
UNION
UNCLE
UNITY
UNITE
UNFIT
UNDUE
UNCUT
UNIFY
UNMET
UNZIP

Full list: 5 Letter Words Starting with UN

5 Letter Words Starting With UP

UPPER
UPSET
UPPED
UPEND
UPLAY
UPDOS
UPAYA
UPSEE
UPARM
UPBAR
UPBAY
UPBID

5 Letter Words Starting With UR

URBAN
URINE
URGED
URGES
URIEL
URIAH
URSUS
URATE
URENA
URBEX
UREAS
URIAN

5 Letter Words Starting With US

USING
USUAL
USAGE
USHER
USURP
USERS
USURY
USTAD
USQUE
USINE
USTER
USNEA

5 Letter Words Starting With UT

UTTER
UTILE
UTERO
UTHER
UTERI
UTCHY
UTEES
UTEND
UTICK
UTRUM
UTSUK

5 Letter Words Starting With UV

UVULA
UVEAL
UVALA
UVATE
UVEAS
UVIOL
UVITO
UVRES
UVROU
UVVER

5 Letter Words Starting With U by Ending Letter

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With E

UNCLE
USAGE
UNITE
URINE
UNDUE
UNTIE
UTILE
UNSEE
URATE
USQUE
USINE
UKASE

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With D

UNDID
UNWED
UNFED
URGED
UPPED
UPEND
USTAD
UGGED
ULNAD
ULOID
UMMED
UMPED

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With T

UPSET
UNFIT
UNCUT
UNMET
UNLIT
UNSET
UMIST
UNIST
UMEST
UMSET
UNACT
UNAPT

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With S

USERS
UNITS
URGES
URSUS
ULMUS
UNIUS
UREAS
UPDOS
UNCUS
UALIS
UBACS
UDALS

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With N

UNION
URBAN
UNBAN
UNOWN
UNPIN
UNZEN
URIAN
UHLAN
URMAN
UNMAN
ULPAN
ULMIN

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With Y

UNITY
UNIFY
USURY
UNARY
UPLAY
UNSAY
UBITY
UMPTY
UNBAY
UNBOY
UNCOY
UNDRY

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With A

ULTRA
UMBRA
ULAMA
ULEMA
UINTA
UVULA
UNICA
URENA
UNRRA
USNEA
UPAYA
UNCIA

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With R

UNDER
UPPER
UTTER
USHER
ULCER
UDDER
UTHER
ULNAR
UMBER
USTER
UNBAR
ULLER

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With G

USING
UNTAG
UDYOG
UNBAG
UNBOG
UNDIG
UNDOG
UNDUG
UNGAG
UNLEG
UNPEG
UNRIG

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With L

UNTIL
USUAL
URIEL
UDELL
UMBEL
UVEAL
UINAL
UNOIL
UPFUL
UREAL
URIAL
URNAL

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With P

USURP
UNZIP
UNCAP
UNHIP
UNTAP
UNHAP
UNLAP
UNRIP
UNTOP
UPPOP
UPRIP
UPSUP

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With I

UMAMI
UNAMI
UNAGI
UTERI
UGALI
UDASI
ULUHI
UMIRI
URAEI
URALI
URARI

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With X

UNBOX
URBEX
UNSEX
UNFIX
UNHEX
UNLAX
UNMIX
UNTAX
UNWAX
UPMIX
UPWAX

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With K

UZBEK
UMIAK
UNARK
UPTAK
URSUK
USHAK
USKOK
UTICK
UTSUK
UZBAK

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending With W

UNBOW
UNCOW
UNFEW
UNLAW
UNMEW
UNNEW
UNROW
UNSAW
UNSEW
UPBOW

5 Letter Words Starting With U as the Only Vowel

UNCUT
USURP
UHURU
USURY
UNSUB
URSUS
ULMUS
UNCUS
ULCUS
ULULU
UMMPS
UMPHS
UMPTY
UNBUD
UNDRY
UNDUB
UNDUG
UNFUR
UNGUM
UNKUT
UNPLY
UNPUT
UNRUN
UNSHY
UNSLY
UNSTY
UNSUN
UNURN
UNWRY
UPBUY
UPCRY
UPCUT
UPDRY
UPFLY
UPFUL
UPRUN
UPSUN
UPSUP
URSUK
URUBU
URUCU
URUTU
UTCHY
UTRUM
UTSUK

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With U in Scrabble

UNZIP 16 points
UNBOX 14 points
UNLAX 12 points
UNSEX 12 points
UNIFY 11 points
UKASE 9 points
UMBER 9 points
UMBRA 9 points
UNFED 9 points
UNWED 9 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With U

UNSEX: Make infertile.
UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
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.
UVEAL: Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
URATE: A salt of uric acid.
UNARY: Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
UVULA: A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.
UNBOX: Remove from a box.
UPEND: Set, turn, or stand on end.
UDDER: Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats). It is on the answer list.
ULNAR: Relating to or near the ulna.
UMBER: An earth pigment.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words starting with U?

There are 376 of them. The everyday ones include UNDER, UNTIL, USING, UNION and UPPER.

How many 5 letter words start with U?

376 in total, and 33 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

What are the best 5 letter words starting with U for Wordle?

UNITS, UNDER and UNTIL narrow this list fastest. UNITS leaves at most 79 words in the worst case.

What 5 letter words start with U and end with E?

38 of them, including UNCLE, USAGE, UNITE, URINE and UNDUE.

Can a Wordle answer start with U?

Yes. UNDER, UNTIL and USING 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 USERS 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. UZBEG and UZBAK 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?

UDDER, UMBRA and UNDID. 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.

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