5-Letter Words Starting with U

All 89 five-letter words that start with U

UC

• ucker11n. A person who performs fellatio.

UD

• udder7n. An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals...

UG

• ugali6n. African cornmeal porridge.

UH

• uhlan8n. A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit...
• uhuru8n. Freedom.

UJ

• ujima14n. Collective work and responsibility, in the context of African-American...

UK

• ukase9n. An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a...
• ukemi11n. The set of breakfall and roll techniques used by uke to safely fall and...
• ukiyo12n. Hedonistic urban culture of the Edo period.

UL

• ulama7n. A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
• ulcer7n. An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an...
• ulnar5adj. Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow.
• ulpan7n. An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants.
• ultra5adj. Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

UM

• umami9n. One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as...
• umbel9n. A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the...
• umber9n. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and...
• umbra9n. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
• umiak11n. A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is...
• ummah12n. The worldwide Muslim community.
• umrah10n. A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of...

UN

• unagi6n. A type of sushi made from freshwater eel.
• unary8adj. Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
• unban7v. To lift a ban against.
• unbar7v. To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
• unbox14v. To remove from a box.
• uncap9v. To remove a physical cap or cover from.
• uncia7n. The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
• uncle7n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• uncus7n. A hook or claw.
• uncut7adj. Not cut.
• under6prep. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or...
• undie6n. Underwear.
• undue6adj. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
• unfed9adj. Not fed.
• unfit8adj. Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
• unfix15v. To unfasten from a fixing.
• unfun8adj. Not fun.
• unhip10adj. Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.
• unify11v. Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
• union5n. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
• unite5v. To bring together as one.
• unity8n. Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
• unjam14v. To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
• unlit5adj. Not lit.
• unman7v. To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional...
• unmet7adj. Not achieved; unfulfilled.
• unnie5n. An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older...
• unpin7v. To unfasten by removing a pin.
• unrep7n. The act of taking on fuel without putting into port.
• unsay8v. To withdraw, retract (something said).
• unsee5v. To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen...
• unset5adj. Not set; not fixed or appointed.
• unsex12v. To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
• untag6v. To remove a tag from.
• untap7v. Opposite of tap; to return (transitive) a card or piece, or...
• untie5v. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts...
• until5prep. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
• unwed9adj. Not married.
• unzip16v. To open something using a zipper.

UP

• updog9n. A yoga pose in which the practitioner lies prone with the torso erect...
• upend8v. To end up; to set on end.
• uplay10v. To lay up; hoard.
• upper9adj. At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
• upsee7prep. After the fashion of; a la.
• upset7adj. Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

UR

• urate5n. Any salt of uric acid.
• urban7adj. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a...
• urbex14n. The exploration of man-made environments, especially urban structures...
• urged7adj. Having an urge to do something.
• urine5n. Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the...
• urman7n. Synonym of taiga (a kind of subarctic forest).
• ursin5n. Arbutin.
• urvan8n. The soul.

US

• usage6n. A custom or established practice.
• usher8n. A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
• usine5n. A West Indian sugar factory.
• using6n. Use; utilization.
• usnea5n. Any lichen of the genus Usnea.
• usnic7adj. Of or relating to usnic acid.
• usque14n. Whisky.
• ustad6n. A master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East.
• usual5adj. Most commonly occurring; typical.
• usurp7v. To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or...
• usury8n. An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at...

UT

• utile5n. A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed...
• utter5adj. To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total...

UV

• uveal8adj. Of or pertaining to the uvea.
• uvula8n. The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with U are there?

Word.ws lists 89 five-letter words that start with U, plus 203 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with U?

under, until, using, union, upper, urban, usual and upset.

Which of the five-letter words that start with U has the highest letter score?

unzip scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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