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1,980 words in Scrabble US

1,980 words that start with U in Scrabble US. Each group below lists its first 40; use Show all to see the rest.

A list of words that start with U for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

Looking for words that start with the letter "U" for word games like Scrabble or Words with Friends? This is the page for you.

This list contains all 1,980 point-scoring words that start with the letter "U", organized by the number of letters that the word has.

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Dictionary: official Scrabble dictionary (US), UK Scrabble Dictionary, Words with Friends ENABLE

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8 letters 878 words

Showing 40 of 878 eight-letter words

7 letters 557 words

Showing 40 of 557 seven-letter words

6 letters 359 words

Showing 40 of 359 six-letter words

5 letters 123 words

Showing 40 of 123 five-letter words

4 letters 40 words

3 letters 17 words

2 letters 6 words

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FAQ on words starting with U

What are the best Scrabble words starting with U?

The highest scoring Scrabble words starting with U are Ubiquity and Unzipped, which are each worth at least 22 points without any bonuses. The next best words starting with U are Uncrazy, Unjoyful, Upchucks and 1 more, which are each worth 21 points. Other high score words starting with U are Unamazed (20), Unfazed (20), Unfreeze (20), Unfrozen (20), Uniquely (20).

WordLettersPoints
ubiquity822
unzipped822
uncrazy721
unjoyful821
upchucks821
upgazing821
unamazed820
unfazed720
unfreeze820
unfrozen820

6 more words also score 20 points.

How many words start with the letter U?

There are 1,980 words that start with the letter U in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 878 are 8 letter words, 557 are 7 letter words, 359 are 6 letter words, 123 are 5 letter words, 40 are 4 letter words, 17 are 3 letter words and 6 are 2 letter words.

How many two letter words start with the letter U?

There are 6 two letter words that start with the letter U. They are Uh, Um, Un, Up, Us and Ut.