6-letter words starting with U
There are 570 six-letter words that start with U in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is UMFAZI at 20 points. N is the most common second letter, in 313 of them, and the average score is 9.2 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 570 words are 2.6% of all 22,342 six-letter words, and U is the 16th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 6 letters starting with U, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
6-letter words starting with U in numbers
- Words
- 570
- Highest scoring
- UMFAZI 20 pts
- Average score
- 9.2 pts
- With a definition
- 206 (36%)
- A1
- B4
- C1
- D1
- G8
- H2
- J1
- K1
- L21
- M24
- N313
- P118
- R49
- S16
- T6
- V4
Highest-scoring 6-letter words starting with u
6-letter words starting with U (570)
These 300 of the 570 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 6 letter words start with U?
570, which is 2.6% of the 22,342 six-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 206 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 6 letter word starting with U for Scrabble?
UMFAZI scores 20 points before bonus squares. Next come UPGAZE (18), UBIQUE (17) and UMIAQS (17). The average is 9.2 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 6 letter words starting with U?
N, in 313 of the 570 (55%). P follows with 118.