5-letter words starting with U
There are 183 five-letter words that start with U in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are UMIAQ and UNZIP, tied at 16 points. N is the most common second letter, in 77 of them, and the average score is 7.6 points.
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U is the quiet vowel that Q depends on, and words that begin with it are fewer than the other vowels. These 183 words are 1.5% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and U is the 21st most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with U, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, URINE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 183 words.
5-letter words starting with U in numbers
- Words
- 183
- Highest scoring
- UMIAQ 16 pts
- Average score
- 7.6 pts
- With a definition
- 68 (37%)
- D3
- G2
- H2
- K1
- L14
- M18
- N77
- P19
- R31
- S10
- T3
- V3
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with u
5-letter words starting with U (183)
All 183 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with U?
183, which is 1.5% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 68 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with U for Scrabble?
UMIAQ and UNZIP tie at 16 points before bonus squares. Next come UNFIX (15), ULZIE (14) and UNBOX (14). The average is 7.6 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with U?
N, in 77 of the 183 (42%). R follows with 31.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with U?
URINE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 183 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.