4-Letter Words Starting with U
There are 50 four-letter words that start with U on Word.ws, from uber to uvic. The most common are used, upon, unit, uses and user.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 50 four-letter words that start with U
UB
- uber6adj. Super; high-level; high-ranking.
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- uggo6adj. Ugly.
- ugli5n. Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and...
- ugly8adj. Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
UL
- ulna4n. The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the...
- ulua4n. Any fish of the genus Ulua.
- ulus4n. An administrative division of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia...
- ulva7n. Any organism of the genus Ulva.
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- umbo8n. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle and usually projecting...
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- unai4n. A two-toed sloth (Choloepus spp.).
- unal4adj. Single, based on the number one.
- unbe6v. To deprive (someone or something) of being; to make nonexistent.
- unca6n. Uncle (especially as a term of address).
- unce6n. Early Modern spelling of ounce.
- unch9n. An unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across...
- unco6adj. Strange, weird.
- undo5v. To reverse the effects of an action.
- unga5n. Sarotherodon linnellii, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in...
- ungh8interj. Used for emotional emphasis, usually in funk music.
- unio4n. Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels.
- unit4n. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a...
- univ7n. University.
- unli4adj. Unlimited.
- unto4conj. Up to the time or degree that; until.
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- upas6n. A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the...
- updo7n. A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck.
- upma8n. An Indian porridge of dry roasted semolina or coarse rice flour, often...
- upon6prep. Alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
- uppy11adj. Synonym of uppity.
UR
- urad5n. Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.
- urbs6n. A walled city in Ancient Rome.
- urea4n. A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of...
- urge5n. A strong desire to do something.
- uric6adj. Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.
- urna4n. A spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as...
- urus4n. The aurochs.
US
- used5v. In used to.
- usee4n. One who or that which is used.
- user4n. One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an...
- uses4n. A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one...
- usie4n. A selfie of a group of people.
- usus4n. The use of something.
UT
- utai4n. The singing that accompanies noh (classical Japanese drama).
- utas4n. The octave, or seventh day after a festival (i.e., the eighth day...
- util4n. A hypothetical unit measuring satisfaction.
- utis4n. A racket, din.
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25 rare four-letter words that start with U
Questions about these words
- How many four-letter words that start with U are there?
- Word.ws lists 50 four-letter words that start with U, plus 25 rare ones.
- What are common four-letter words that start with U?
- used, upon, unit, uses, user, ugly, urge and uber.
- Which of the four-letter words that start with U has the highest letter score?
- uppy scores 11 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Source and license
Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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