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5 Letter Words Starting With U

UNDER is the most common of the 45 five letter words starting with U in our list, followed by UNTIL and USING. The most common second letter is N, found in 19 of them. The 20 common words come first below.

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Repeated letters
15
33% of words, like UNION
2+ vowels
45
100% of words

Common 5 letter words starting with U

20 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.

  1. under
  2. until
  3. using
  4. union
  5. users
  6. units
  7. upper
  8. urban
  9. usual
  10. upset
  11. uncle
  12. usage
  13. unity
  14. urged
  15. unite
  16. utter
  17. urges
  18. unify
  19. undid
  20. unset

More 5 letter words starting with U

The other 25 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.

Show all 25 more words

UD... 1

udder

UL... 3

ulcer ulnae ultra

UM... 4

umbel umber umiak umped

UN... 9

unbar uncut undue unfit unman unpin unsay untie unwed

UP... 2

upend upped

UR... 1

urine

US... 3

usher usurp usury

UT... 1

uteri

UV... 1

uvula

Tips for this pattern

  • Check the second letter. N follows the U in 19 words (42%), as in UNDER and UNTIL. S (7) and M (4) come next.
  • Look at the last letter. 18% of five letter words starting with U end in R, like UNDER and UPPER.
  • A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with U, UNDER is a good opener: it tests N, E and R, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words starting with U are there?

Our dictionary has 45 five letter words starting with U. 20 of them are common everyday words, and the other 25 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.

What are the most common 5 letter words starting with U?

UNDER, UNTIL, USING, UNION and USERS, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 15 of all 45 words repeat a letter, and 45 have two or more vowels.

What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with U?

N. 19 of the 45 words (42%) have N second, such as UNDER and UNTIL. S is next with 7 words, then M with 4.

Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.