5 Letter Words Starting with U

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  • UDDER
  • UGALI
  • UHLAN
  • UHURU
  • UKASE
  • ULAMA
  • ULANS
  • ULCER
  • ULEMA
  • ULMIN
  • ULNAD
  • ULNAE
  • ULNAR
  • ULNAS
  • ULPAN
  • ULTRA
  • ULVAS
  • UMBEL
  • UMBER
  • UMBLE
  • UMBOS
  • UMBRA
  • UMBRE
  • UMIAC
  • UMIAK
  • UMIAQ
  • UMPED
  • UMPTY
  • UNAIS
  • UNAPT
  • UNARM
  • UNARY
  • UNAUS
  • UNBAG
  • UNBAR
  • UNBED
  • UNBID
  • UNBOX
  • UNCAP
  • UNCIA
  • UNCLE
  • UNCOS
  • UNCOY
  • UNCUS
  • UNCUT
  • UNDAM
  • UNDEE
  • UNDER
  • UNDID
  • UNDUE
  • UNDUG
  • UNFED
  • UNFIT
  • UNFIX
  • UNGAG
  • UNGET
  • UNGOD
  • UNGOT
  • UNGUM
  • UNHAT
Use ? for unknowns

One hundred fifty six words begin with U, and the UN prefix takes nearly half of them.

UN Accounts for Half the U List

N takes the second box in seventy three of the one hundred fifty six, forty seven percent. R follows on twenty six, with P on thirteen, L on twelve and M on eleven.

So the first question on this page is whether the second letter is N. Answer it and you have either the large branch or a much smaller remainder.

The U Words in General Use

UNDER, UNTIL, UPSET, USAGE and URBAN are the entries most likely to be wanted, with UNION, UNITY and USUAL behind them.

  • UNDER
  • UNTIL
  • UPSET
  • URBAN
  • USAGE

Why the UN Branch Is Less Useful Than It Looks

Most of it is the prefix attached to a short stem. UNBAG, UNBAR, UNBED, UNBID, UNBOX, UNCAP and UNCUT are all built the same way and none is a word you would produce.

So the largest branch holds a small fraction of its useful vocabulary. UNDER and UNTIL are most of what matters inside it.

E and A take the fourth box in seventy one of the one hundred fifty six between them, which is the most reliable fact here.

The last box is unusually flat, with E on twenty two, D on eighteen and T on seventeen. Only six words repeat a letter, so a visible double narrows this page sharply.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I assume the second letter is N

It is the strongest assumption on any letter page at forty seven percent. But UPSET, URBAN and USAGE show the other branches are live.

Why are so many UN words unusable

UN attaches freely to short verbs, producing valid entries like UNBAG and UNCAP that nobody would guess. They inflate the count without adding options.

How many U words repeat a letter

Six, which is four percent. That is very low, so a double is a strong signal on this page.

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