8-Letter Words Starting with U

All 349 eight-letter words that start with U

UB

• ubiquity22n. The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once...

UG

• ugliness9n. The condition of being ugly.

UL

• ulcerate10adj. Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
• ulcerous10adj. Of or relating to an ulcer.
• ulterior8adj. Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
• ultimate10adj. Final; last in a series.
• ultralow11adj. Extremely low.

UM

• umbrella12n. A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
• umeboshi15n. Pickled ume fruits.

UN

• unabated11adj. Continuing at full strength or intensity.
• unafraid12adj. Not afraid.
• unamused11adj. Not amused; thus often offended or put off.
• unavowed15adj. Not avowed.
• unawares11adv. Unexpectedly or by surprise.
• unbacked17adj. Having no back.
• unbanked15adj. Not having been banked.
• unbarred11adj. Not fitted or closed with bars.
• unbeaten10adj. Not having been thrashed or beaten.
• unbelief13n. An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.
• unbelted11adj. Not belted; without a belt.
• unbiased11adj. Not biased.
• unbidden12adj. Not invited, requested or asked for.
• unbilled11adj. Not yet having been billed.
• unboiled11adj. Not boiled.
• unbolted11adj. Not fastened with a bolt.
• unbonded12adj. Not bonded.
• unbought14adj. Not bought; unpurchased.
• unboxing18n. The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
• unbraced13adj. Not braced.
• unbroken14adj. Whole, not divided into parts.
• unbuckle16v. To unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc)).
• unbundle11v. To separate parts which have been bundled together.
• unburden11v. To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.
• unburied11adj. Not having been buried.
• unburned11adj. Not burned.
• unbutton10v. To open (something) by undoing its buttons.
• uncalled11adj. Not called.
• uncapped15adj. Not capped (in various senses); not wearing or possessing a cap.
• uncaring11adj. Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.
• uncarved14adj. Not having been carved or shaped with knife or other tool.
• uncashed14adj. Not presented for payment; unredeemed.
• uncaught14adj. Not caught.
• uncaused11adj. Without any precedent cause; self-existent.
• unchaste13adj. Not chaste; not continent.
• unchosen13adj. Not chosen.
• uncinate10adj. Hooked at the end.
• unclassy13adj. Not classy.
• unclench15v. To open (something that was clenched).
• unclosed11adj. Not closed; left open.
• unclutch15v. To open (something tightly closed).
• uncoated11adj. Not coated.
• uncoiled11adj. Not coiled.
• uncombed15adj. Not combed.
• uncommon14adj. Rare; not readily found; unusual.
• uncooked15adj. Raw and not cooked, especially of something that should be, or is...
• uncooled11adj. Not cooled; allowed to warm up or overheat.
• uncorked15adj. Having had the cork removed.
• uncosted11adj. Not costed.
• uncouple12v. To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
• uncrated11adj. Not contained in a crate.
• uncrewed14adj. Without a crew; unmanned.
• unctuous10adj. Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
• uncuffed17adj. Not fitted with a cuff.
• uncurled11adj. Not curled; non-curled.
• undamped14adj. Not having been damped.
• undelete9v. To recover (a file, record, etc.) from a deleted state; restore.
• underage10adj. Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as...
• underarm11n. The armpit.
• underbid12v. To bid too low.
• undercut11n. A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
• underdog11n. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
• undereye12adj. Under the eye.
• underfed13adj. Inadequately fed.
• underlay12v. To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
• underlie9v. To lie in a position directly beneath something.
• underoos9n. A set of matching briefs and top (usually a sleeveless shirt or...
• underpay14v. To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone)...
• underpin11v. To support from below with props or masonry.
• underrun9n. A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had...
• undersea9adj. Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea, that is...
• undertow12v. To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
• underuse9n. The act of using (something) less than expected.
• underway15adv. In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.
• undimmed14adj. Not dimmed.
• undoable11adj. Not doable; impossible to do.
• undreamt11adj. Not dreamed; not dreamt.
• undulate9v. To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
• unearned9adj. Not earned.
• uneasily11adv. In an uneasy manner.
• unedited10adj. Not having been altered from the original version; not edited.
• unemploy15v. To cause someone to become unemployed.
• unending10adj. Not ending; having no end; eternal.
• unerring9adj. Consistently accurate; not missing a target.
• unevenly14adv. In an uneven or haphazard manner.
• unfading13adj. Not fading; not losing its color or intensity, or being forgotten.
• unfairly14adv. In a manner that is unfair.
• unfallen11adj. Not having fallen; that has not experienced or suffered a fall.
• unfasten11v. To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
• unfenced14adj. Not enclosed by a fence and thus free to roam over a wider area.
• unfilial11adj. Not befitting or proper for a son.
• unfilled12adj. Not filled, especially occupational positions.
• unfilmed14adj. Not having been filmed.
• unfitted12adj. Not suited, not fit (for something).
• unflawed15adj. Not flawed.
• unfolded13adj. Not folded.
• unfollow14v. To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
• unforced14adj. Not forced.
• unformed14adj. Not formed or made.
• unframed14adj. Not framed; not having a frame.
• unfreeze20v. To defrost something.
• unfriend12n. One who is not a friend; an enemy.
• unfrozen20adj. Not frozen.
• unfunded13adj. Not funded; having received no funding.
• ungainly12adj. Clumsy; lacking grace.
• ungentle9adj. Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.
• ungifted13adj. Not gifted; lacking special talent.
• unglazed19adj. Having no glaze (no glazed coating).
• ungloved13adj. Not wearing a glove; barehanded.
• ungraded11adj. Not graded; having no grade.
• ungrazed19adj. Not grazed.
• unground10adj. Not having been ground; unpulverized.
• unguided11adj. Not guided; without a guide.
• ungulate9adj. Having hooves.
• unharmed14adj. Which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged.
• unhealed12adj. Not healed.
• unheated12adj. Not heated.
• unhedged14adj. Without a hedge.
• unheeded13adj. Not heeded; not listened to; ignored.
• unheroic13adj. Not heroic.
• unhidden13adj. Not hidden; unconcealed.
• unhinged13adj. Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
• unhoused12adj. Driven from one's home.
• uniaxial15adj. Having a single axis; monoaxial.
• unicolor10adj. Of one color; monochromatic.
• unicycle15n. A pedal cycle that only has one wheel.
• unifying15adj. Tending to unify; promoting unity; uniting.
• unimodal11adj. Having, or operating in, a single mode.
• uninvite11v. To cancel or withdraw an invitation.
• unionism10n. The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
• unionist8adj. Of or pertaining to unionism (in any sense).
• unionize17v. To organize workers into a trade union.
• uniparty13adj. Having only one political party, especially where opposition parties...
• uniphase13adj. Synonym of uniphasic.
• unipolar10adj. Having a single pole.
• uniquely20adv. In a unique manner.
• unironic10adj. Not ironic; free of irony. Sincere or genuine.
• unissued9adj. That has not been issued.
• unitedly12adv. In a united manner; together; in unison.
• unitless8adj. Having no units of measurement; such as a ratio or percentage of two...
• unitrust8n. A form of trust established by a donor to provide an income stream to a...
• universe11n. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
• univocal13adj. Having only one possible meaning.
• unjustly18adv. In an unjust manner.
• unkilled13adj. Not having been killed.
• unkindly16adj. Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy.
• unlawful14adj. Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see...
• unleaded10adj. Without lead.
• unleased9adj. Not leased.
• unlikely15adj. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
• unlinked13adj. Not linked, physically or figuratively.
• unlisted9adj. Not listed in the telephone directory.
• unliving12adj. Not living; unalive, dead, inanimate.
• unloaded10adj. Not loaded (in various senses).
• unloader9n. One who or that which unloads.
• unlocked15adj. Not secured or protected by an engaged lock.
• unlocker14n. One who, or that which, unlocks.
• unlogged11adj. Where logging (cutting down of trees) has not taken place.
• unlooked13adj. Unlooked for; unanticipated; unexpected.
• unlovely14adj. Unattractive, ugly.
• unloving12adj. Not loving.
• unmaking15n. The act by which something is unmade.
• unmalted11adj. Not malted, ungerminated.
• unmanned11adj. Not operated by a person or a crew.
• unmapped15adj. Not mapped; uncharted; unknown.
• unmarked15adj. Not bearing identification.
• unmarred11adj. Undamaged; not marred.
• unmasked15adj. Not wearing a mask on one's face.
• unmelted11adj. Not melted; in a solid state.
• unmoored11adj. Not moored.
• unmoving14adj. Not moving; still; static.
• unneeded10adj. Not needed.
• unnerved12adj. Deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
• unopened11adj. Not yet opened; still closed.
• unpacked17adj. Having had its packing removed.
• unpadded13adj. Not padded.
• unpaired11adj. Not forming one of a pair.
• unpeeled11adj. Not peeled.
• unperson10n. A person who has been stripped of rights, identity, or humanity.
• unphased14adj. Not phased; not organized or structured in chronological phases.
• unpicked17adj. Not having been picked.
• unpinned11adj. Not pinned.
• unplaced13adj. Not assigned a place.
• unplayed14adj. Not played.
• unpoetic12adj. Not poetic.
• unpolite10adj. Lacking in good manners; impolite, discourteous.
• unpopped15adj. Not having been popped.
• unported11adj. Not having been ported, or converted to another platform.
• unposted11adj. Not posted; unsent, unmailed.
• unpretty13adj. Not pretty.
• unprimed13adj. Not primed.
• unproved14adj. Not proved.
• unproven13adj. Not proved.
• unquoted18adj. Not quoted on the stock exchange.
• unranked13adj. Not ranked.
• unreason8n. Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
• unretire8v. To leave retirement and return to work.
• unrhymed17adj. Having no rhyme.
• unriddle10v. To figure out the answer to (a riddle).
• unrigged11adj. Not rigged; not having the rigging up.
• unrolled9adj. Not having been rolled.
• unroofed12adj. Not roofed, not having a roof.
• unrooted9adj. Not rooted.
• unrushed12adj. Not rushed.
• unsafely14adv. In an unsafe way; without regard to safety; carelessly.
• unsalted9adj. To which salt has not been added.
• unsavory14adj. Not savory; without flavor.
• unscaled11adj. That has not been scaled (climbed).
• unscored11adj. Not assigned a score, or rating.
• unsealed9adj. Not having been sealed.
• unseated9adj. Not seated.
• unsecure10v. To make insecure or less secure.
• unseeded10adj. Not seeded (in any sense).
• unseeing9adj. Blind.
• unseemly13adj. Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
• unselect10v. To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a...
• unserved12adj. Not served.
• unsettle8v. To make upset or uncomfortable.
• unshaded13adj. Not shaded; lacking shade or a shade.
• unshaken15adj. Not shaken.
• unshaped14adj. Having no distinct shape; formless or amorphous.
• unshared12adj. Not shared; exclusive.
• unshaved15adj. Not shaved.
• unshaven14adj. Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
• unsifted12adj. Not having been sifted.
• unsigned10adj. Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value (or zero).
• unsilent8adj. Not silent.
• unskinny15adj. Not skinny.
• unsliced11adj. Not sliced.
• unsmoked15adj. Not preserved by treatment with smoke and thus retaining more of the...
• unsocial10adj. Not social.
• unsoiled9adj. Uncontaminated, undirtied, pure, clean, immaculate.
• unsolved12adj. Not yet solved.
• unsorted9adj. Not in any particular order or sequence.
• unsought12adj. Not sought.
• unspoilt10adj. Not spoilt, decayed or corrupted.
• unspoken14adj. Not spoken; not said.
• unsprung11adj. Not sprung.
• unstable10adj. Not stable.
• unstaged10adj. Not formally staged; not presented to an audience on a stage.
• unstated9adj. Not explicitly stated; unspoken.
• unsteady12adj. Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
• unstrung9adj. Not strung; having had the strings undone or removed.
• unstyled12adj. Not styled; unaffected.
• unsubbed13adj. Not subedited.
• unsubtle10adj. Not subtle; obvious.
• unsubtly13adv. In an unsubtle manner.
• unsuited9adj. Not suited to a specific purpose.
• unswayed15adj. Without being swayed, unconvinced, not having changed opinion.
• untagged11adj. Not tagged; lacking a tag.
• untangle9v. To remove tangles or knots from.
• untanned9adj. Not tanned.
• untapped13adj. Not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.
• untaught12adj. Not taught; uneducated.
• untended10adj. Not tended.
• untested9adj. Not previously tested.
• untether11v. To undo by removing a tether.
• unticked15adj. Not ticked; unchecked.
• untidily12adv. In an untidy manner.
• untilled9adj. Of land, having not been tilled.
• untimely13adj. At an inopportune time.
• untiring9adj. Not able to be tired; inexhaustible, tireless.
• untitled9adj. Having no title.
• untoward12adj. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
• untraced11adj. Not having been traced.
• untucked15adj. Not tucked in.
• unturned9adj. Not turned.
• unusable10adj. Not usable.
• unuseful11adj. Not useful.
• unvalued12adj. Not having been valued or appraised.
• unvaried12adj. Not varied; monotonous or homogeneous; samely.
• unveiled12adj. Not wearing, or not covered by, a veil.
• unvented12adj. Not vented.
• unversed12adj. Inexperienced, untrained.
• unvested12adj. Not vested: not free of contingencies.
• unvetted12adj. Not vetted.
• unviable13adj. Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.
• unvoiced14adj. Not spoken or expressed.
• unwalled12adj. Not walled, without walls.
• unwanted12adj. Not wanted; unwelcome.
• unwashed15adj. Not having been washed.
• unweaned12adj. Not yet weaned; still being suckled.
• unwieldy15adj. Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size...
• unwisely14adv. In an unwise manner; foolishly.
• unwonted12adj. Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.
• unworked16adj. Yet to be altered, carved, milled, worked, or otherwise changed from...
• unworthy17adj. Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
• unzipped22adj. Not zipped (closed with a zip fastener).

UP

• upcharge16n. A surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional...
• upcoming15adj. Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.
• upcycled18adj. Of waste materials, etc.: converted into new materials or products of...
• updating12n. The act by which something is updated.
• updation11n. The act or process of updating.
• upending12n. An act of overthrowing or turning over.
• upgraded13adj. Having had an upgrade; having been improved or enhanced.
• upgrader12n. One who, or that which, upgrades.
• upheaval16n. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of...
• upholder14n. Someone who upholds something.
• uplander11n. A person from the uplands.
• uplifted14adj. Lifted upwards, raised.
• uplifter13n. One who, or that which, uplifts.
• uploaded12adj. Having been uploaded; having been digitally sent from one's computer to...
• uploader11n. Someone who uploads files.
• upmarket16adj. Designed for customers with a high income.
• uppercut14n. A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
• uprating11n. The assignment of a higher rating.
• uprights14n. Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.
• uprising11n. A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its...
• uprooted11adj. Having been fully removed, including the roots.
• upscaled13adj. That has been scaled up.
• upsizing20n. The act or process of something being upsized.
• upstairs10adj. Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
• upstream12adj. In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid...
• upstroke14n. The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.
• upthrust13n. An upward thrust.
• upturned11adj. Turned over; inverted; capsized.
• upwardly17adv. In an upward manner.

UR

• urbanism12n. The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and...
• urbanist10n. A person who studies cities and their growth.
• urbanite10n. Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.
• urbanity13n. Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
• urbanize19v. To make something more urban in character.
• ureteral8adj. Of a ureter.
• ureteric10adj. Of or pertaining to the ureter.
• urethane11n. A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used...
• urethral11adj. Pertaining to the urethra.
• urgently12adv. With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
• urnfield12n. Ground used as a cemetery in Bronze Age Europe, in which the ashs of...
• urologic11adj. Of or pertaining to urology.
• urushiol11n. An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic...

US

• usefully14adv. In a useful manner; in a way that achieves something.
• userland9n. A conceptual space outside the kernel in which a user's applications...
• username10n. A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an...
• ushering12n. An act of guiding or escorting.
• usufruct13n. The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that...
• usurious8adj. Of or pertaining to usury.
• usurping11n. Usurpation.

UT

• utilized18adj. Being used.
• uttering9n. An utterance; something spoken.

UX

• uxorious15adj. Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 349 eight-letter words that start with U, plus 1,845 rare ones.

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

universe, ultimate, upcoming, unlikely, upgraded, uploaded, umbrella and uncommon.

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

unzipped scores 22 points with the standard letter tile values.

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