11-letter words starting with U

11-letter words starting with U number 1,151; familiar picks include underground, unnecessary, and ultraviolet, while UNMUZZLINGS tops the Scrabble scores at 32.

1,151 wordsTop pick UNDERGROUNDHighest score UNMUZZLINGS 32

37 of 1,151 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 11-letter words (3,092); Y starts the fewest (31). U ranks #13 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 37 · most-used first

  • UNDERGROUND14
  • UNNECESSARY16
  • UNDERSTANDS13
  • UNFORTUNATE14
  • UNCERTAINTY16
  • UNCONSCIOUS15
  • UNDOUBTEDLY18
  • UNDERTAKING17
  • UNAVAILABLE16
  • UNIVERSALLY17
  • UNANIMOUSLY16
  • UNREALISTIC13
  • UTILIZATION20
  • UNSTOPPABLE17
  • UNPUBLISHED19
  • UNDISCLOSED15
  • UNDESIRABLE14
  • UNIFICATION16
  • UNAVOIDABLE17
  • ULTRAVIOLET14
  • UNDERMINING15
  • UNSPECIFIED19
  • UNPROTECTED16
  • UNEXPLAINED21
  • UNTHINKABLE20
  • UNIMPORTANT15
  • UNFAVORABLE19
  • UNSOLICITED14
  • UNQUALIFIED24
  • UNHAPPINESS18
  • UNBREAKABLE19
  • UNSPEAKABLE19
  • UNDERSTATED13
  • UNDEVELOPED18
  • UNKNOWINGLY22
  • UNTOUCHABLE18
  • UNWARRANTED15
All valid words 1,151

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  • UBIQUINONES22
  • UINTATHERES14
  • ULCERATIONS13
  • ULCEROGENIC16
  • ULOTRICHIES16
  • ULOTRICHOUS16
  • ULSTERETTES11
  • ULTRABASICS15
  • ULTRABRIGHT17
  • ULTRACASUAL13
  • ULTRAFICHES19
  • ULTRAFILTER14
  • ULTRAHEATED15
  • ULTRALIGHTS15
  • ULTRAMARINE13
  • ULTRAMODERN14
  • ULTRASECRET13
  • ULTRASIMPLE15
  • ULTRASMOOTH16
  • ULTRASONICS13
  • ULTRASOUNDS12
  • ULTRAVACUUM18
  • ULTRAVIOLET14
  • ULTRAVIRILE14
  • UMBELLATELY18
  • UMBELLIFERS18
  • UMBELLULATE15
  • UMBILICALLY20
  • UMBILICATED18
  • UMBILICUSES17
  • UMBONATIONS15
  • UMBRACULATE17
  • UMBRATILOUS15
  • UMBRELLAING16
  • UMBRIFEROUS18
  • UMPIRESHIPS20
  • UNABASHEDLY20
  • UNABOLISHED17
  • UNABROGATED15
  • UNABSORBENT15
  • UNACCOUNTED16
  • UNACCUSABLE17
  • UNACCUSABLY20
  • UNADAPTABLE16
  • UNADDRESSED14
  • UNADOPTABLE16
  • UNADVISABLE17
  • UNADVISABLY20
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  • UNAESTHETIC16
  • UNAFFECTING20
  • UNAGREEABLE14
  • UNALIENABLE13
  • UNALIENABLY16
  • UNALIENATED12
  • UNALLOCATED14
  • UNALLOWABLE16
  • UNALTERABLE13
  • UNALTERABLY16
  • UNAMBIGUOUS16
  • UNAMBITIOUS15
  • UNAMENDABLE16
  • UNAMORTISED14
  • UNAMORTIZED23
  • UNAMPLIFIED19
  • UNAMUSINGLY17
  • UNANCHORING17
  • UNANIMITIES13
  • UNANIMOUSLY16
  • UNANNOTATED12
  • UNANNOUNCED14
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  • UNAPPROVING19
  • UNAPTNESSES13
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  • UNASPIRATED14
  • UNASSEMBLED16
  • UNASSERTIVE14
  • UNASSISTING12
  • UNATTAINTED12
  • UNATTEMPTED16
  • UNATTENDING13
  • UNATTENTIVE14
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  • UNAUTOMATED14
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  • UNAVAILABLY19
  • UNAVERTABLE16
  • UNAVERTIBLE16
  • UNAVOIDABLE17
  • UNAVOIDABLY20
  • UNAWAKENING19
  • UNAWARENESS14
  • UNBALANCING16
  • UNBALLASTED14
  • UNBANDAGING16
  • UNBAPTISING16
  • UNBAPTIZING25
  • UNBARRICADE16
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  • UNBEGETTING15
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  • UNBEGUILING15
  • UNBEKNOWNST20
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  • UNBENEFICED19
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  • UNBENIGHTED18
  • UNBENIGNANT14
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  • UNBIRTHDAYS20
  • UNBISHOPING19
  • UNBLAMEABLE17
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  • UNBREAKABLE19
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  • UNBRIDLEDLY18
  • UNBRILLIANT13
  • UNBROTHERLY19
  • UNBUDGEABLE17
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  • UNBUDGINGLY19
  • UNBUILDABLE16
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  • UNBURTHENED17
  • UNBUTTONING14
  • UNCALCIFIED19
  • UNCALLOUSED14
  • UNCANCELLED16
  • UNCANNINESS13
  • UNCANONICAL15
  • UNCANONISED14
  • UNCANONISES13
  • UNCANONIZED23
  • UNCANONIZES22
  • UNCAPTIONED16
  • UNCASTRATED14
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  • UNCATCHABLE20
  • UNCEASINGLY17
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  • UNCHASTIZED26
  • UNCHECKABLE24
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  • UNCHURCHING22
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  • UNCIVILNESS16
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  • UNCLASSICAL15
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  • UNCOMELIEST15
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  • UNCOMMENDED19
  • UNCOMMITTED18
  • UNCOMMONEST17
  • UNCOMPACTED20
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  • UNCOMPELLED18
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  • UNCOMPLYING21
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  • UNCONFUSING17
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  • UNCONNIVING17
  • UNCONQUERED23
  • UNCONSCIOUS15
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  • UNCOUNTABLE15
  • UNCOUNTABLY18
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  • UNCURTAILED14
  • UNCURTAINED14
  • UNCUSTOMARY18
  • UNCYNICALLY21
  • UNDANCEABLE16
  • UNDAUNTABLE14
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  • UNDEBATABLY19
  • UNDEBAUCHED20
  • UNDECEIVERS17
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  • UNDECIDABLE17
  • UNDECIDEDLY19
  • UNDECILLION14
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  • UNDECLINING15
  • UNDECORATED15
  • UNDEDICATED16
  • UNDEFINABLE17
  • UNDELEGATED14
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  • UNDEPRESSED15
  • UNDERACTING15
  • UNDERACTION14
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  • UNDERACTORS14
  • UNDERAGENTS13
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  • UNDERBANKED19
  • UNDERBEARER14
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  • UNDERBITING15
  • UNDERBITTEN14
  • UNDERBODIES15
  • UNDERBOSSES14
  • UNDERBOUGHS18
  • UNDERBOUGHT18
  • UNDERBREATH17
  • UNDERBRIDGE16
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  • UNDERDAMPER17
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  • UNDERDRIVES16
  • UNDEREATING13
  • UNDEREXPOSE21
  • UNDERFIRING16
  • UNDERFISHED19
  • UNDERFISHES18
  • UNDERFONGED17
  • UNDERFOOTED16
  • UNDERFULFIL18
  • UNDERFUNDED17
  • UNDERGIRDED15
  • UNDERGLAZES22
  • UNDERGROUND14
  • UNDERGROVES16
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  • UNDERHEATED16
  • UNDERHONEST15
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  • UNDERLEASED13
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  • UNDERLOOKER16
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  • UNDERSEALED13
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  • UNDERSIGNED14
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  • UNDERSLEEVE15
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  • UNPRACTICAL17
  • UNPRACTICED18
  • UNPRACTISED16
  • UNPREACHING19
  • UNPREDICTED17
  • UNPREFERRED17
  • UNPREPARING16
  • UNPRESSURED14
  • UNPRESUMING16
  • UNPRETTIEST13
  • UNPREVENTED17
  • UNPRIESTING14
  • UNPRINTABLE15
  • UNPRINTABLY18
  • UNPRISONING14
  • UNPROCESSED16
  • UNPROFESSED17
  • UNPROFITING17
  • UNPROJECTED23
  • UNPROMISING16
  • UNPROPHETIC20
  • UNPROTECTED16
  • UNPROTESTED14
  • UNPROVIDENT17
  • UNPROVIDING18
  • UNPROVOKING21
  • UNPUBLISHED19
  • UNPUCKERING20
  • UNPURCHASED19
  • UNQUALIFIED24
  • UNQUALIFIES23
  • UNQUALITIED21
  • UNQUANTISED21
  • UNQUANTIZED30
  • UNQUEENLIER20
  • UNQUEENLIKE24
  • UNQUICKENED27
  • UNQUIETNESS20
  • UNRAVELLERS14
  • UNRAVELLING15
  • UNRAVELMENT16
  • UNREACHABLE18
  • UNREACHABLY21
  • UNREADINESS12
  • UNREALISING12
  • UNREALISTIC13
  • UNREALITIES11
  • UNREALIZING21
  • UNREASONING12
  • UNRECALLING14
  • UNRECEIPTED16
  • UNRECEPTIVE18
  • UNRECLAIMED16
  • UNRECOUNTED14
  • UNRECOVERED17
  • UNRECTIFIED17
  • UNREDRESSED13
  • UNREDUCIBLE16
  • UNREFLECTED17
  • UNREFRACTED17
  • UNREFRESHED18
  • UNREGARDING14
  • UNREGULATED13
  • UNREHEARSED15
  • UNREJOICING21
  • UNRELENTING12
  • UNRELENTORS11
  • UNRELIGIOUS12
  • UNRELUCTANT13
  • UNREMAINING14
  • UNREMITTENT13
  • UNREMITTING14
  • UNREMOVABLE18
  • UNREPENTANT13
  • UNREPENTING14
  • UNREPOSEFUL16
  • UNREPRESSED14
  • UNREPRIEVED17
  • UNREPROVING17
  • UNREPUGNANT14
  • UNREQUESTED21
  • UNREQUISITE20
  • UNRESCINDED15
  • UNRESENTFUL14
  • UNRESENTING12
  • UNRESISTANT11
  • UNRESISTING12
  • UNRESPECTED16
  • UNRESTINGLY15
  • UNRESTRAINT11
  • UNRETENTIVE14
  • UNRETOUCHED17
  • UNRETURNING12
  • UNREVEALING15
  • UNREWARDING16
  • UNRIGHTEOUS15
  • UNRIVETTING15
  • UNROMANISED14
  • UNROMANIZED23
  • UNRULIMENTS13
  • UNSAINTLIER11
  • UNSANDALLED13
  • UNSATIATING12
  • UNSATIRICAL13
  • UNSATISFIED15
  • UNSATURATED12
  • UNSATURATES11
  • UNSAVOURILY17
  • UNSCABBARDS18
  • UNSCHEDULED18
  • UNSCHOLARLY19
  • UNSCISSORED14
  • UNSCRAMBLED18
  • UNSCRAMBLER17
  • UNSCRAMBLES17
  • UNSCRATCHED19
  • UNSEASONING12
  • UNSEAWORTHY20
  • UNSECTARIAN13
  • UNSEEMLIEST13
  • UNSEGMENTED15
  • UNSELECTIVE16
  • UNSELFISHLY20
  • UNSENSITIVE14
  • UNSENTENCED14
  • UNSEPARABLE15
  • UNSEPARATED14
  • UNSERIOUSLY14
  • UNSETTLEDLY15
  • UNSETTLINGS12
  • UNSHACKLING21
  • UNSHADOWING19
  • UNSHAKEABLE20
  • UNSHAKEABLY23
  • UNSHAPELIER16
  • UNSHARPENED17
  • UNSHARPNESS16
  • UNSHEATHING18
  • UNSHELTERED15
  • UNSHOCKABLE22
  • UNSHOCKABLY25
  • UNSHOVELLED18
  • UNSHRINKING19
  • UNSHROUDING16
  • UNSHUNNABLE16
  • UNSHUTTERED15
  • UNSIGHTEDLY19
  • UNSIGHTLIER15
  • UNSKILFULLY21
  • UNSLUMBROUS15
  • UNSMILINGLY17
  • UNSMOOTHING17
  • UNSOCIALISM15
  • UNSOCIALITY16
  • UNSOCKETING18
  • UNSOFTENING15
  • UNSOLDERING13
  • UNSOLDIERLY15
  • UNSOLICITED14
  • UNSOUNDABLE14
  • UNSOUNDNESS12
  • UNSPARINGLY17
  • UNSPEAKABLE19
  • UNSPEAKABLY22
  • UNSPECIFIED19
  • UNSPIRITUAL13
  • UNSPONSORED14
  • UNSPRINKLED18
  • UNSTAIDNESS12
  • UNSTAINABLE13
  • UNSTARCHING17
  • UNSTARTLING12
  • UNSTAUNCHED17
  • UNSTEADFAST15
  • UNSTEADIEST12
  • UNSTEADYING16
  • UNSTIFFENED18
  • UNSTINTEDLY15
  • UNSTITCHING17
  • UNSTOPPABLE17
  • UNSTOPPABLY20
  • UNSTOPPERED16
  • UNSTRAPPING16
  • UNSTRINGING13
  • UNSTRIPPING16
  • UNSTUFFIEST17
  • UNSTYLISHLY20
  • UNSUBDUABLE16
  • UNSUBJECTED23
  • UNSUBMERGED17
  • UNSUBSCRIBE17
  • UNSUCCEEDED17
  • UNSUCCESSES15
  • UNSUCCOURED16
  • UNSUPPORTED16
  • UNSURPASSED14
  • UNSURPRISED14
  • UNSUSPECTED16
  • UNSUSPENDED15
  • UNSUSPICION15
  • UNSUSTAINED12
  • UNSWADDLING17
  • UNSWALLOWED18
  • UNSWEARINGS15
  • UNSWEETENED15
  • UNSYLLABLED17
  • UNTACTFULLY19
  • UNTAINTEDLY15
  • UNTAMEDNESS14
  • UNTARNISHED15
  • UNTEACHABLE18
  • UNTECHNICAL18
  • UNTEMPERING16
  • UNTENANTING12
  • UNTERRIFIED15
  • UNTETHERING15
  • UNTHATCHING20
  • UNTHICKENED21
  • UNTHINKABLE20
  • UNTHINKABLY23
  • UNTHREADING16
  • UNTHRIFTIER17
  • UNTHRIFTILY20
  • UNTIMELIEST13
  • UNTIMEOUSLY16
  • UNTINCTURED14
  • UNTORMENTED14
  • UNTOUCHABLE18
  • UNTOURISTED12
  • UNTRACEABLE15
  • UNTRACTABLE15
  • UNTRADEABLE14
  • UNTRAMMELED16
  • UNTRAVELLED15
  • UNTRAVERSED15
  • UNTREASURED12
  • UNTREASURES11
  • UNTREATABLE13
  • UNTREATABLY16
  • UNTREMBLING16
  • UNTREMULOUS13
  • UNTRENDIEST12
  • UNTRUSSINGS12
  • UNTUNEFULLY17
  • UNTWISTINGS15
  • UNTYPICALLY21
  • UNUSUALNESS11
  • UNUTTERABLE13
  • UNUTTERABLY16
  • UNVARNISHED18
  • UNVARYINGLY21
  • UNVENERABLE16
  • UNVERACIOUS16
  • UNVISITABLE16
  • UNVITRIFIED18
  • UNVIZARDING25
  • UNVOCALISED17
  • UNVOCALIZED26
  • UNVULGARISE15
  • UNVULGARIZE24
  • UNWANDERING16
  • UNWARRANTED15
  • UNWATCHABLE21
  • UNWEAPONING17
  • UNWEARABLES16
  • UNWEARIABLE16
  • UNWEARIABLY19
  • UNWEARIEDLY18
  • UNWEATHERED18
  • UNWEDGEABLE18
  • UNWEETINGLY18
  • UNWEIGHTING19
  • UNWELCOMELY21
  • UNWELCOMING19
  • UNWHOLESOME19
  • UNWIELDIEST15
  • UNWIELDLILY18
  • UNWIFELIEST17
  • UNWILLINGLY18
  • UNWINKINGLY22
  • UNWITHERING18
  • UNWITHSTOOD18
  • UNWITNESSED15
  • UNWITTINGLY18
  • UNWOMANLIER16
  • UNWORKABLES20
  • UNWORLDLIER15
  • UNWORRIEDLY18
  • UNWORTHIEST17
  • UNWOUNDABLE17
  • UNWREATHING18
  • UNWRINKLING19
  • UPBRAIDINGS17
  • UPBRINGINGS17
  • UPBUILDINGS17
  • UPBUOYANCES20
  • UPCOUNTRIES15
  • UPFOLLOWING20
  • UPGATHERING18
  • UPGRADATION15
  • UPGRADEABLE17
  • UPHOLSTERED17
  • UPHOLSTERER16
  • UPHOLSTRESS16
  • UPLIFTINGLY20
  • UPLIGHTINGS18
  • UPPERCASING18
  • UPRIGHTNESS17
  • UPSETTINGLY17
  • UPSPRINGING17
  • UPSTREAMING16
  • UPSTRETCHED19
  • UPSURGENCES16
  • UPTHRUSTING17
  • UPTHUNDERED18
  • UPTIGHTNESS17
  • UPVALUATION16
  • URALITISING12
  • URALITIZING21
  • URANOGRAPHY20
  • URANOLOGIES12
  • URANOPLASTY16
  • UREDIOSPORE14
  • UREDOSPORES14
  • UREOTELISMS13
  • URICOTELICS15
  • URICOTELISM15
  • URINIFEROUS14
  • URINIPAROUS13
  • URINOLOGIES12
  • URINOMETERS13
  • UROCHORDATE17
  • URODYNAMICS19
  • UROGENITALS12
  • UROGRAPHIES17
  • UROSCOPISTS15
  • UROSTEGITES12
  • URTICACEOUS15
  • URTICARIOUS13
  • URTICATIONS13
  • USABILITIES13
  • USEABLENESS13
  • USELESSNESS11
  • USQUEBAUGHS26
  • USTULATIONS11
  • USUALNESSES11
  • USUCAPIENTS15
  • USUCAPTIBLE17
  • USUCAPTIONS15
  • USUFRUCTING17
  • USURPATIONS13
  • USURPATURES13
  • UTEROTOMIES13
  • UTILISATION11
  • UTILITARIAN11
  • UTILIZATION20
  • UTOPIANISED14
  • UTOPIANISER13
  • UTOPIANISES13
  • UTOPIANISMS15
  • UTOPIANIZED23
  • UTOPIANIZER22
  • UTOPIANIZES22
  • UTRICULARIA13
  • UTRICULITIS13
  • UTRICULUSES13
  • UTTERNESSES11
Letters by positionIn 90% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N90%
  2. P2%
  3. R2%
4th letter
  1. E30%
  2. O11%
  3. A9%
5th letter
  1. R22%
  2. A11%
  3. I7%
9th letter
  1. I24%
  2. B11%
  3. T11%
10th letter
  1. E39%
  2. L19%
  3. N18%
11th letter
  1. D29%
  2. S19%
  3. G15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; UNMUZZLINGS tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 20 words
  2. 12 points: 55 words
  3. 1313 points: 88 words
  4. 14 points: 136 words
  5. 1515 points: 157 words
  6. 16 points: 172 words
  7. 1717 points: 158 words
  8. 18 points: 118 words
  9. 1919 points: 75 words
  10. 20 points: 61 words
  11. 2121 points: 34 words
  12. 22 points: 26 words
  13. 2323 points: 24 words
  14. 24 points: 11 words
  15. 2525 points: 7 words
  16. 26 points: 5 words
  17. 2727 points: 2 words
  18. 28 points: 0 words
  19. 2929 points: 0 words
  20. 30 points: 1 words
  21. 3131 points: 0 words
  22. 32 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNMUZZLINGS3239Collins only
UNQUANTIZED3034Collins only
UNMECHANIZE2731Collins only
UNQUICKENED2732Collins only
UNCIVILIZED2631All three
USQUEBAUGHS2630All three
UNCHASTIZED2628Collins only
UNHUMANIZED2630Collins only
UNVOCALIZED2631Collins only
UNEQUIVOCAL2531All three
UNORTHODOXY2525All three
UNIMMUNIZED2531All three

The U entries range from everyday words such as understands and unfortunate to less familiar forms such as unquantized. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 1,083, NWL2023 lists 629, and ENABLE lists 497. Those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the full set, and a word from one list may be absent from another.

U words at a glance

  • There are 1,151 tournament-dictionary entries beginning with U and measuring 11 letters.
  • Only 37 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • UNMUZZLINGS scores 32, the highest score among the examples.
  • The most frequent final letter is D, with 337 words; S follows with 223.

Which U starters will you recognize?

Underground, unnecessary, uncertainty, and undertaking make the list feel familiar. Ultraviolet and unavailable are recognizable too, while terms such as unification and utilization sound more technical. Familiarity is the exception: just 37 of the 1,151 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Definitions are available for 706 entries, but that does not make every remaining word a good everyday guess. A useful clue-solving move is to test common endings: D, S, G, E, and Y together account for most of the listed final-letter patterns. That narrows a blank without assuming every U word starts with UN.

How to use 11-letter words starting with U in Scrabble

UNMUZZLINGS leads the scoring examples at 32, followed by UNQUANTIZED at 30. UNMECHANIZE and UNQUICKENED each score 27. Their unusual high-value letters drive the totals; a long word is not automatically a high-scoring play.

For 11-letter words starting with U, treat these scores as candidate plays, not a promise that every game accepts each word. The overall collection spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, and their coverage differs. Check your game's word list before committing a less familiar entry such as USQUEBAUGHS.

Questions people ask

Which 11-letter word starting with U scores highest in Scrabble?
UNMUZZLINGS is the top scorer among the listed examples, with a score of 32. UNQUANTIZED follows at 30, while UNMECHANIZE and UNQUICKENED each score 27. These unusual words are worth checking against your game's dictionary before you play them.
How many common 11-letter words start with U?
There are 37 common entries among the 1,151 11-letter U words. Here, common means ranking within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Underground, unnecessary, and ultraviolet are recognizable examples, but most entries fall outside that common-word group.
Are all 11-letter U words valid in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 629 of the 1,151 tournament-dictionary entries that start with U and have 11 letters. The full set also draws from Collins and ENABLE, so an entry found in the combined collection is not necessarily accepted in a North American game.

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