Five-letter words starting with U
117 words, 1.4% of all 8,614 five-letter words
Every five-letter word in ENABLE (a public-domain Scrabble-style list, not any game’s answer list) that begins with U, slurs removed, common words first. 35 of the 117 are common in English dictionaries (the SCOWL grade), which says nothing about any puzzle’s answer.
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117 of 117 words shown
Common 35 words, in SCOWL’s small dictionary sizes (35 or less)
- udder
- ulcer
- ultra
- uncle
- uncut
- under
- undid
- undue
- unfit
- unify
- union
- unite
- units
- unity
- unman
- unsay
- unset
- untie
- until
- upend
- upped
- upper
- upset
- urban
- urged
- urges
- urine
- usage
- users
- usher
- using
- usual
- usurp
- uteri
- utter
Everyday 11 words, SCOWL sizes 40-50
- ulnae
- umbel
- umber
- umiak
- umped
- unbar
- unpin
- unwed
- unzip
- usury
- uvula
Less common 26 words, SCOWL sizes 55-70
- uhlan
- ukase
- ulema
- ulnar
- umbra
- unapt
- unarm
- unary
- unbid
- unbox
- uncap
- unfed
- unfix
- unlay
- unlit
- unmet
- unpeg
- unpen
- unrig
- unsex
- unwon
- uredo
- urger
- urial
- utile
- uveas
Rare 45 words, SCOWL sizes 80-95, or not in SCOWL
- ulama
- ulans
- ulnad
- ulnas
- ulpan
- ulvas
- umbos
- umiac
- umiaq
- unais
- unaus
- unban
- uncia
- uncos
- uncoy
- uncus
- undee
- ungot
- unhat
- unhip
- unled
- unlet
- unmew
- unmix
- unrip
- unsew
- unwit
- upbow
- upbye
- updos
- updry
- uplit
- uraei
- urare
- urari
- urase
- urate
- urbia
- ureal
- ureas
- ureic
- ursae
- usnea
- usque
- uveal
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