5-Letter Words Starting With U
117 five-letter words start with U; 26 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | urine | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| 2 | ultra | 0.25 | 1.24 |
| 3 | ulcer | 0.37 | 1.11 |
| 4 | under | 0.34 | 1.13 |
| 5 | unite | 0.40 | 1.08 |
| 6 | usher | 0.28 | 1.18 |
| 7 | usage | 0.37 | 1.06 |
| 8 | urges | 0.34 | 1.07 |
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117 words starting with U
- undercommon
- untilcommon
- usingcommon
- unioncommon
- userscommon
- unitscommon
- uppercommon
- urbancommon
- usualcommon
- upsetcommon
- unclecommon
- ultracommon
- usagecommon
- unitycommon
- urgedcommon
- unitecommon
- uttercommon
- urinecommon
- urgescommon
- unfitcommon
- ushercommon
- unduecommon
- uncutcommon
- unifycommon
- uppedcommon
- ulcercommon
- unmet
- usurp
- unzip
- usury
- undid
- unwed
- untie
- unlit
- ulnar
- umber
- umbra
- udder
- upend
- ulama
- ulema
- unbox
- uvula
- unary
- unban
- unset
- urate
- uteri
- umbel
- uveal
- utile
- unfed
- usque
- unsay
- unpin
- ukase
- uncap
- ureas
- unhip
- updos
All 117 five-letter words
Starting with UD 1
udder
Starting with UH 1
uhlan
Starting with UK 1
ukase
Starting with UL 11
ulama ulans ulcer ulema ulnad ulnae ulnar ulnas ulpan ultra ulvas
Starting with UM 8
umbel umber umbos umbra umiac umiak umiaq umped
Starting with UN 54
unais unapt unarm unary unaus unban unbar unbid unbox uncap uncia uncle uncos uncoy uncus uncut undee under undid undue unfed unfit unfix ungot unhat unhip unify union unite units unity unlay unled unlet unlit unman unmet unmew unmix unpeg unpen unpin unrig unrip unsay unset unsew unsex untie until unwed unwit unwon unzip
Starting with UP 9
upbow upbye updos updry upend uplit upped upper upset
Starting with UR 17
uraei urare urari urase urate urban urbia ureal ureas uredo ureic urged urger urges urial urine ursae
Starting with US 9
usage users usher using usnea usque usual usurp usury
Starting with UT 3
uteri utile utter
Starting with UV 3
uveal uveas uvula
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with U?
Our list has 117. 26 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with U?
UNDER, UNTIL, USING, UNION, USERS — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with U?
URINE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.51 green and 1.05 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.