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.

Starting with U narrows the field to 376. UDDER, ULCER, ULTRA are the ones to reach for first, and 33 can still be the answer, marked in green.

All 376 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.

Best First Guesses

Start with one of these. All three are among the 376 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.

UNITS: takes 376 down to 79 at worst.
UNDER: down to 83. It is on the answer list.
UNTIL: down to 87. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

E is the ending to expect here, closing 38 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, N (201), A (130) and E (129) appear here more than any others. Only 14 of the 376 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with U

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

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

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in A

ULTRA
UMBRA
UCKIA
UINTA
ULAMA
ULEMA
UMAUA
UNCIA
UNGKA
UNICA
UNONA
UNRRA
UPAYA
UPUPA
URBIA
URENA
URUPA
USARA
USETA
USNEA
UVALA
UVULA
UZARA

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in D

UNDID
UNFED
UNWED
UGGED
ULNAD
ULOID
UMMED
UMPED
UNADD
UNBED
UNBID
UNBUD
UNGOD
UNHAD
UNHID
UNKED
UNKID
UNLED
UNLID
UNMAD
UNOLD
UNRED
UNRID
UNSAD
UNSOD
UPBID
UPEND
UPLED
UPPED
UPRID
UREID
URGED
URLED
URNED
URPED
URSID
USTAD
UTEND

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in E

UNCLE
UNDUE
UNITE
UNTIE
URINE
USAGE
UTILE
UAUPE
UCHEE
UKASE
ULNAE
ULYIE
ULZIE
UMBLE
UMBRE
UMPIE
UNDEE
UNDYE
UNEYE
UNICE
UNLIE
UNODE
UNSEE
UNUSE
UPBYE
UPSEE
UPTIE
URARE
URASE
URATE
URDEE
URITE
URNAE
URSAE
USINE
USQUE
USURE
UVATE

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in G

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

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in I

UDASI
UGALI
ULUHI
UMAMI
UMIRI
UNAGI
UNAMI
URAEI
URALI
URARI
UTERI

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in K

UMIAK
UNARK
UPTAK
URSUK
USHAK
USKOK
UTICK
UTSUK
UZBAK
UZBEK

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in L

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

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in M

UNARM
UNDAM
UNDIM
UNGUM
UNISM
UNJAM
UNRAM
UPARM
UTRUM

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in N

UNION
URBAN
UHLAN
ULMIN
ULPAN
ULVAN
UNBAN
UNDEN
UNDON
UNINN
UNKEN
UNKIN
UNMAN
UNORN
UNOWN
UNPEN
UNPIN
UNRUN
UNSIN
UNSON
UNSUN
UNTIN
UNURN
UNWAN
UNWON
UNZEN
UPRAN
UPRUN
UPSUN
URIAN
URMAN
URSON
USNIN

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in P

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

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in R

UDDER
ULCER
UNDER
UPPER
USHER
UTTER
UIGUR
ULLER
ULNAR
UMBER
UNBAR
UNFAR
UNFUR
UNTAR
UPBAR
UPHER
UPTER
URGER
URLAR
USTER
UTHER
UVVER

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in S

UNITS
USERS
UALIS
UBACS
UDALS
UDONS
UGLIS
ULANS
ULCUS
ULMOS
ULMUS
ULNAS
ULVAS
UMBOS
UMMAS
UMMPS
UMPHS
UMRAS
UNAIS
UNAUS
UNCES
UNCOS
UNCUS
UNDOS
UNIOS
UNIUS
UPDOS
URAOS
UREAS
URGES
URSUS
URVAS
USENS
USHAS
UTEES
UVEAS
UVRES

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in T

UNCUT
UNFIT
UNLIT
UNMET
UNSET
UPSET
UMEST
UMIST
UMSET
UNACT
UNAPT
UNBET
UNBIT
UNGET
UNGOT
UNHAT
UNHIT
UNHOT
UNIAT
UNIST
UNKET
UNKUT
UNLET
UNNET
UNPOT
UNPUT
UNWET
UNWIT
UPCUT
UPEAT
UPGET
UPJET
UPLIT
UPSIT
URENT
USANT
USENT

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in W

UNBOW
UNCOW
UNFEW
UNLAW
UNMEW
UNNEW
UNROW
UNSAW
UNSEW
UPBOW

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in X

UNBOX
UNFIX
UNHEX
UNLAX
UNMIX
UNSEX
UNTAX
UNWAX
UPMIX
UPWAX
URBEX

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in Y

UNIFY
UNITY
UBITY
UMPTY
UNARY
UNBAY
UNBOY
UNCOY
UNDRY
UNKEY
UNLAY
UNPAY
UNPLY
UNRAY
UNSAY
UNSHY
UNSLY
UNSTY
UNWRY
UPBAY
UPBUY
UPCRY
UPDRY
UPFLY
UPLAY
UPSEY
UPWAY
USURY
UTCHY

5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in B, C, H and other letters

UAYEB
UNDUB
UNSUB
UNWEB
UGRIC
ULMIC
UMIAC
URBIC
UREIC
USNIC
UDISH
UMMAH
UMRAH
UNETH
URIAH
UHLLO
UNAMO
UREDO
UTERO
UVITO
UMIAQ
UHURU
ULULU
URUBU
URUCU
URUTU
UVROU

5 Letter Words Starting with UN

UNCLE
UNCUT
UNDER
UNDID
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNION
UNITE
UNITY
UNLIT
UNMET
UNSET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNWED
UNZIP
UNITS
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
UNFEW
UNFIX
UNFUR
UNGAG
UNGET
UNGKA
UNGOD
UNGOT
UNGUM
UNHAD
UNHAP
UNHAT
UNHEX
UNHID
UNHIP
UNHIT
UNHOT
UNIAT
UNICA
UNICE
UNINN
UNIOS
UNISM
UNIST
UNIUS
UNJAM
UNKED
UNKEN
UNKET
UNKEY
UNKID
UNKIN
UNKUT
UNLAP
UNLAW
UNLAX
UNLAY
UNLED
UNLEG
UNLET
UNLID
UNLIE
UNMAD
UNMAN
UNMEW
UNMIX
UNNET
UNNEW
UNODE
UNOIL
UNOLD
UNONA
UNORN
UNOWN
UNPAY
UNPEG
UNPEN
UNPIN
UNPLY
UNPOT
UNPUT
UNRAM
UNRAY
UNRED
UNRID
UNRIG
UNRIP
UNROW
UNRRA
UNRUN
UNSAD
UNSAW
UNSAY
UNSEE
UNSEW
UNSEX
UNSHY
UNSIN
UNSLY
UNSOD
UNSON
UNSTY
UNSUB
UNSUN
UNTAG

The UN opening accounts for 166 of the 376. The Wordle answer list holds 18 of them, UNCLE, UNCUT, UNDER, UNDID, UNDUE, UNFED and more. The complete list of 5 letter words starting with UN, definitions included, sits on its own page.

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.
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

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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