Five-letter words starting with U
There are 117 five-letter words that start with U in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 1.4% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is umiaq, worth 16 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 117 five-letter words starting with U
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with U
- umiaq 16 points
- unzip 16 points
- unfix 15 points
- unbox 14 points
- unmix 14 points
- usque 14 points
- unsex 12 points
- upbow 12 points
- upbye 12 points
- umiak 11 points
- unify 11 points
- updry 11 points
- umped 10 points
- uncoy 10 points
- unhip 10 points
- unmew 10 points
- upped 10 points
- ukase 9 points
- umbel 9 points
- umber 9 points
- umbos 9 points
- umbra 9 points
- umiac 9 points
- uncap 9 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are un (54), ur (17), ul (11), up (9), us (9). 37 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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