14-letter words starting with U

14-letter words starting with U number 459 across the tournament dictionaries, with endings led by S and a top score of 34.

459 wordsTop pick UNDERSTANDABLEHighest score UNSYMPATHIZING 34

10 of 459 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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P starts the most 14-letter words (1,095); Y starts the fewest (6). U ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 459 · most-used first

UNDERSTANDABLE₁₈
UNCONVENTIONAL₁₉
UNDERESTIMATED₁₈
UNDERSTATEMENT₁₇
UNSUCCESSFULLY₂₄
UNDERSTANDABLY₂₁
UNPROFESSIONAL₁₉
UNQUESTIONABLY₂₈
UNCONTROLLABLE₁₈
UNDERGRADUATES₁₇
UNCOMPROMISING₂₃
UNSATISFACTORY₂₂
UNSURPRISINGLY₂₀
UNDERDEVELOPED₂₂
UNCONTROLLABLY₂₁
UNINCORPORATED₁₉
UNDERSTANDINGS₁₇
UNDERSECRETARY₂₀
UNINTELLIGIBLE₁₇
UNCONSCIONABLE₂₀
UNRECOGNIZABLE₂₈
UNQUESTIONABLE₂₅
UNAVAILABILITY₂₂
UNDERESTIMATES₁₇
UNPLEASANTNESS₁₆
UNDERPERFORMED₂₃
UTILITARIANISM₁₆
UNIDIRECTIONAL₁₇
UNIDENTIFIABLE₂₀
UNACKNOWLEDGED₂₆
UNAPPROACHABLE₂₅
UNDERNOURISHED₁₉
UNENTHUSIASTIC₁₉
UNDERACHIEVING₂₄
UNRECOGNISABLE₁₉
UNCONSOLIDATED₁₈
UNCONTAMINATED₁₉
UNDERACHIEVERS₂₃
UNAPPRECIATIVE₂₃
UNDERREPORTING₁₈
UNTOUCHABILITY₂₄
UNCORROBORATED₁₉
UNFAITHFULNESS₂₃
UNHESITATINGLY₂₁
UNTRANSLATABLE₁₆
UNQUANTIFIABLE₂₈
UNDERNUTRITION₁₅
ULTRASTRUCTURE₁₆

Showing the top 48 of 459 words. See every valid word

All valid words 459

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

UBIQUITINATION₂₅
UBIQUITOUSNESS₂₅
ULCEROUSNESSES₁₆
ULTIMATENESSES₁₆
ULTIMOGENITURE₁₇
ULTRACIVILISED₂₀
ULTRACIVILIZED₂₉
ULTRACOMPETENT₂₀
ULTRACREPIDATE₁₉
ULTRADISTANCES₁₇
ULTRAEFFICIENT₂₂
ULTRAENERGETIC₁₇
ULTRAEXCLUSIVE₂₆
ULTRAEXPENSIVE₂₆
ULTRAFILTERING₁₈
ULTRAFILTRATES₁₇
ULTRAGLAMOROUS₁₇
ULTRAHAZARDOUS₂₇
ULTRAMARATHONS₁₉
ULTRAMASCULINE₁₈
ULTRAMICROTOME₂₀
ULTRAMICROTOMY₂₃
ULTRAMILITANTS₁₆
ULTRAMINIATURE₁₆
ULTRAMODERNISM₁₉
ULTRAMODERNIST₁₇
ULTRAMONTANISM₁₈
ULTRAMONTANIST₁₆
ULTRAPATRIOTIC₁₈
ULTRAPRACTICAL₂₀
ULTRAPRECISION₁₈
ULTRAREALISTIC₁₆
ULTRARELIGIOUS₁₅
ULTRARIGHTISMS₂₀
ULTRARIGHTISTS₁₈
ULTRAROMANTICS₁₈
ULTRAROYALISTS₁₇
ULTRASENSITIVE₁₇
ULTRASONICALLY₁₉
ULTRASONOGRAMS₁₇
ULTRASTRUCTURE₁₆
ULTRAVIOLENCES₁₉
ULTRAWIDEBANDS₂₁
ULTRONEOUSNESS₁₄
UMBRAGEOUSNESS₁₉
UNACADEMICALLY₂₄
UNACCLIMATISED₂₁
UNACCLIMATIZED₃₀
UNACCOMMODATED₂₄
UNACCOMPLISHED₂₆
UNACCULTURATED₁₉
UNACCUSTOMEDLY₂₄
UNACKNOWLEDGED₂₆
UNACQUAINTANCE₂₇
UNADAPTABILITY₂₂
UNAFFECTEDNESS₂₃
UNAFFECTIONATE₂₂
UNAGGRESSIVELY₂₂
UNALTERABILITY₁₉
UNAMBIVALENTLY₂₄
UNAMIABILITIES₁₈
UNANESTHETISED₁₈
UNANESTHETIZED₂₇
UNAPPETISINGLY₂₂
UNAPPETIZINGLY₃₁
UNAPPRECIATION₂₀
UNAPPRECIATIVE₂₃
UNAPPREHENSIVE₂₄
UNAPPROACHABLE₂₅
UNAPPROACHABLY₂₈
UNAPPROPRIATED₂₁
UNARTIFICIALLY₂₂
UNASPIRINGNESS₁₇
UNASSUMINGNESS₁₇
UNATHLETICALLY₂₂
UNATHLETICISMS₂₁
UNATTRACTIVELY₂₂
UNATTRIBUTABLE₁₈
UNATTRIBUTABLY₂₁
UNAUTHENTICITY₂₂
UNAVAILABILITY₂₂
UNAVAILINGNESS₁₈
UNAVOIDABILITY₂₃
UNBEARABLENESS₁₈
UNBECOMINGNESS₂₁
UNBIASEDNESSES₁₇
UNBLINDFOLDING₂₂
UNBLUSHINGNESS₂₀
UNBROKENNESSES₂₀
UNBUREAUCRATIC₂₀
UNBUSINESSLIKE₂₀
UNCANDIDNESSES₁₈
UNCARINGNESSES₁₇
UNCERTIFICATED₂₂
UNCHANGINGNESS₂₁
UNCHASTENESSES₁₉
UNCHAUVINISTIC₂₄
UNCHEERFULNESS₂₂
UNCHIVALROUSLY₂₅
UNCHRISTIANING₂₀
UNCHRISTIANISE₁₉
UNCHRISTIANIZE₂₈
UNCHURCHLINESS₂₄
UNCIRCUMCISION₂₂
UNCLASSIFIABLE₂₁
UNCLASSIFIABLY₂₄
UNCOLLECTIBLES₂₀
UNCOMELINESSES₁₈
UNCOMMONNESSES₂₀
UNCOMMUNICABLE₂₄
UNCOMMUNICATED₂₃
UNCOMPELLINGLY₂₄
UNCOMPREHENDED₂₅
UNCOMPROMISING₂₃
UNCOMPUTERISED₂₁
UNCOMPUTERIZED₃₀
UNCONCERNMENTS₂₀
UNCONCILIATORY₂₁
UNCONFEDERATED₂₁
UNCONFORMITIES₂₁
UNCONGENIALITY₂₀
UNCONQUERABLES₂₇
UNCONSCIONABLE₂₀
UNCONSCIONABLY₂₃
UNCONSECRATING₁₉
UNCONSOLIDATED₁₈
UNCONSTRUCTIVE₂₁
UNCONTAMINATED₁₉
UNCONTEMPLATED₂₁
UNCONTEMPORARY₂₃
UNCONTRADICTED₂₀
UNCONTROLLABLE₁₈
UNCONTROLLABLY₂₁
UNCONTROLLEDLY₂₀
UNCONTROVERTED₂₀
UNCONVENTIONAL₁₉
UNCONVINCINGLY₂₅
UNCORROBORATED₁₉
UNCOURAGEOUSLY₂₀
UNCREDENTIALED₁₈
UNCRYSTALLISED₂₀
UNCRYSTALLIZED₂₉
UNCTUOUSNESSES₁₆
UNCULTIVATABLE₂₁
UNDECIDABILITY₂₃
UNDECIPHERABLE₂₄
UNDECIPHERABLY₂₇
UNDECOMPOSABLE₂₃
UNDEMONSTRABLE₁₉
UNDEMONSTRATED₁₈
UNDENIABLENESS₁₇
UNDERACHIEVERS₂₃
UNDERACHIEVING₂₄
UNDERBREEDINGS₁₉
UNDERBUDGETING₂₀
UNDERCARRIAGES₁₈
UNDERCLOTHINGS₂₁
UNDERDEVELOPED₂₂
UNDERDIAGNOSED₁₈
UNDERDIAGNOSES₁₇
UNDERDIAGNOSIS₁₇
UNDERDRAINAGES₁₇
UNDEREMPHASISE₂₂
UNDEREMPHASIZE₃₁
UNDERESTIMATED₁₈
UNDERESTIMATES₁₇
UNDEREXPLOITED₂₅
UNDEREXPOSURES₂₄
UNDERFULFILLED₂₂
UNDERGRADUATES₁₇
UNDERGRADUETTE₁₇
UNDERGROUNDERS₁₇
UNDERINFLATION₁₈
UNDERMENTIONED₁₈
UNDERNOURISHED₁₉
UNDERNOURISHES₁₈
UNDERNUTRITION₁₅
UNDERPAINTINGS₁₈
UNDERPERFORMED₂₃
UNDERPERFORMER₂₂
UNDERPOPULATED₂₀
UNDERQUALIFIED₂₈
UNDERREPORTING₁₈
UNDERSATURATED₁₆
UNDERSECRETARY₂₀
UNDERSTAFFINGS₂₂
UNDERSTANDABLE₁₈
UNDERSTANDABLY₂₁
UNDERSTANDINGS₁₇
UNDERSTATEMENT₁₇
UNDERSTRAPPERS₁₉
UNDERSTRAPPING₂₀
UNDERSUPPLYING₂₃
UNDERTENANCIES₁₇
UNDERTHRUSTING₁₉
UNDERUTILISING₁₆
UNDERUTILIZING₂₅
UNDERVALUATION₁₈
UNDESERVEDNESS₁₉
UNDESIGNEDNESS₁₇
UNDESIRABILITY₂₀
UNDESPAIRINGLY₂₁
UNDETERMINABLE₁₉
UNDETERMINABLY₂₂
UNDIDACTICALLY₂₃
UNDIMINISHABLE₂₂
UNDISCOVERABLE₂₂
UNDISCOVERABLY₂₅
UNDISTRACTEDLY₂₁
UNDOGMATICALLY₂₃
UNDOMESTICATED₂₀
UNDOMESTICATES₁₉
UNDRAMATICALLY₂₂
UNDULATIONISTS₁₅
UNEMBARRASSING₁₉
UNEMPHATICALLY₂₆
UNENDINGNESSES₁₆
UNENLIGHTENING₁₉
UNENTERPRISING₁₇
UNENTERTAINING₁₅
UNENTHUSIASTIC₁₉
UNERRINGNESSES₁₅
UNEVENTFULNESS₂₀
UNEXPECTEDNESS₂₆
UNEXTINGUISHED₂₆
UNFADINGNESSES₁₉
UNFAITHFULNESS₂₃
UNFASHIONABLES₂₂
UNFITTEDNESSES₁₈
UNFLAMBOYANTLY₂₇
UNFLAPPABILITY₂₆
UNFLATTERINGLY₂₁
UNFOREKNOWABLE₂₆
UNFRACTIONATED₂₀
UNFRIENDEDNESS₁₉
UNFRIENDLINESS₁₈
UNFRUITFULNESS₂₀
UNFULFILLMENTS₂₂
UNGAINLINESSES₁₅
UNGENEROSITIES₁₅
UNGENTLENESSES₁₅
UNGRACEFULNESS₂₀
UNGRACIOUSNESS₁₇
UNGRATEFULNESS₁₈
UNGROUNDEDNESS₁₇
UNHANDSOMENESS₂₀
UNHESITATINGLY₂₁
UNHISTORICALLY₂₂
UNHYGIENICALLY₂₆
UNHYSTERICALLY₂₅
UNICAMERALISMS₂₀
UNICAMERALISTS₁₈
UNICELLULARITY₁₉
UNIDENTIFIABLE₂₀
UNIDENTIFIABLY₂₃
UNIDIMENSIONAL₁₇
UNIDIRECTIONAL₁₇
UNIFORMITARIAN₁₉
UNILATERALISMS₁₆
UNILATERALISTS₁₄
UNILINGUALISMS₁₇
UNILLUMINATING₁₇
UNIMPRESSIVELY₂₄
UNINCORPORATED₁₉
UNINGRATIATING₁₆
UNINHABITABLES₂₁
UNINTELLECTUAL₁₆
UNINTELLIGENCE₁₇
UNINTELLIGIBLE₁₇
UNINTELLIGIBLY₂₀
UNINTERESTEDLY₁₈
UNINTERMITTING₁₇
UNINTIMIDATING₁₈
UNINTOXICATING₂₄
UNINVESTIGATED₁₉
UNIPERSONALITY₁₉
UNISEXUALITIES₂₁
UNIVERSALISING₁₈
UNIVERSALISTIC₁₉
UNIVERSALITIES₁₇
UNIVERSALIZING₂₇
UNIVERSITARIAN₁₇
UNKINDLINESSES₁₉
UNKNIGHTLINESS₂₂
UNKNOWABLENESS₂₃
UNLAWFULNESSES₂₀
UNLIKELINESSES₁₈
UNLIVELINESSES₁₇
UNLOVABILITIES₁₉
UNLOVELINESSES₁₇
UNLOVINGNESSES₁₈
UNMAINTAINABLE₁₈
UNMALLEABILITY₂₁
UNMANNERLINESS₁₆
UNMANUFACTURED₂₂
UNMARRIAGEABLE₁₉
UNMATERIALISED₁₇
UNMATERIALIZED₂₆
UNMATHEMATICAL₂₃
UNMATRICULATED₁₉
UNMENTIONABLES₁₈
UNMERCHANTABLE₂₃
UNMERCIFULNESS₂₁
UNMETAPHORICAL₂₃
UNMETAPHYSICAL₂₆
UNMETHODICALLY₂₅
UNMUSICALITIES₁₈
UNNATURALISING₁₅
UNNATURALIZING₂₄
UNOSTENTATIOUS₁₄
UNPALATABILITY₂₁
UNPASSABLENESS₁₈
UNPEDANTICALLY₂₂
UNPERSUASIVELY₂₂
UNPLEASANTNESS₁₆
UNPLEASANTRIES₁₆
UNPOETICALNESS₁₈
UNPOLITENESSES₁₆
UNPOPULARITIES₁₈
UNPRACTICALITY₂₃
UNPRAISEWORTHY₂₅
UNPREDICTABLES₂₁
UNPREJUDICEDLY₃₀
UNPREMEDITABLE₂₁
UNPREMEDITATED₂₀
UNPREPAREDNESS₁₉
UNPREPOSSESSED₁₉
UNPRESUMPTUOUS₂₀
UNPRETENDINGLY₂₁
UNPRETTINESSES₁₆
UNPRODUCTIVELY₂₅
UNPRODUCTIVITY₂₅
UNPROFESSIONAL₁₉
UNPROGRAMMABLE₂₃
UNPROGRESSIVES₂₀
UNPROPITIOUSLY₂₁
UNPROPORTIONED₁₉
UNPROSPEROUSLY₂₁
UNPURCHASEABLE₂₃
UNQUANTIFIABLE₂₈
UNQUANTIFIABLY₃₁
UNQUESTIONABLE₂₅
UNQUESTIONABLY₂₈
UNREADABLENESS₁₇
UNRECAPTURABLE₂₀
UNRECIPROCATED₂₁
UNRECOGNISABLE₁₉
UNRECOGNISABLY₂₂
UNRECOGNIZABLE₂₈
UNRECOGNIZABLY₃₁
UNRECONCILABLE₂₀
UNRECONCILABLY₂₃
UNREFLECTINGLY₂₃
UNREFLECTIVELY₂₅
UNREFRIGERATED₁₉
UNREGENERACIES₁₇
UNREGENERATELY₁₈
UNRELIABLENESS₁₆
UNREMORSEFULLY₂₂
UNREMUNERATIVE₁₉
UNREPRODUCIBLE₂₁
UNRESERVEDNESS₁₈
UNRESOLVEDNESS₁₈
UNRESPECTABLES₂₀
UNRESPONSIVELY₂₂
UNRESTRAINABLE₁₆
UNRESTRAINEDLY₁₈
UNRESTRICTEDLY₂₀
UNRHYTHMICALLY₃₀
UNRIGHTFULNESS₂₁
UNROADWORTHIER₂₁
UNROMANTICALLY₂₁
UNROMANTICISED₁₉
UNROMANTICIZED₂₈
UNSALABILITIES₁₆
UNSATISFACTION₁₉
UNSATISFACTORY₂₂
UNSAVORINESSES₁₇
UNSCRIPTURALLY₂₁
UNSCRUPULOSITY₂₁
UNSCRUPULOUSLY₂₁
UNSEASONEDNESS₁₅
UNSECTARIANISM₁₈
UNSEEMLINESSES₁₆
UNSENSUALISING₁₅
UNSENSUALIZING₂₄
UNSHAKABLENESS₂₃
UNSHAVENNESSES₂₀
UNSISTERLINESS₁₄
UNSKILLFULNESS₂₁
UNSOCIABLENESS₁₈
UNSOPHISTICATE₂₁
UNSPIRITUALISE₁₆
UNSPIRITUALIZE₂₅
UNSPLINTERABLE₁₈
UNSTABLENESSES₁₆
UNSTANDARDISED₁₇
UNSTANDARDIZED₂₆
UNSTEADINESSES₁₅
UNSTOPPABILITY₂₃
UNSTRENGTHENED₁₉
UNSUCCESSFULLY₂₄
UNSUITABLENESS₁₆
UNSUPPLENESSES₁₈
UNSURMOUNTABLE₁₈
UNSURPRISINGLY₂₀
UNSUSPECTINGLY₂₂
UNSUSPICIOUSLY₂₁
UNSYMPATHISING₂₅
UNSYMPATHIZING₃₄
UNSYNCHRONISED₂₃
UNSYNCHRONIZED₃₂
UNSYSTEMATICAL₂₁
UNSYSTEMATISED₂₀
UNSYSTEMATIZED₂₉
UNTAMEABLENESS₁₈
UNTENABILITIES₁₆
UNTHANKFULLEST₂₄
UNTHANKFULNESS₂₄
UNTHINKABILITY₂₆
UNTHINKINGNESS₂₂
UNTHOUGHTFULLY₂₇
UNTHRIFTYHEADS₂₇
UNTIMELINESSES₁₆
UNTOUCHABILITY₂₄
UNTOWARDLINESS₁₈
UNTOWARDNESSES₁₈
UNTRANSFERABLE₁₉
UNTRANSLATABLE₁₆
UNTRANSLATABLY₁₉
UNTRANSMUTABLE₁₈
UNTRUSTINESSES₁₄
UNTRUTHFULNESS₂₀
UNUSEFULNESSES₁₇
UNVANQUISHABLE₃₁
UNWASHEDNESSES₂₁
UNWATCHFULNESS₂₅
UNWIELDINESSES₁₈
UNWONTEDNESSES₁₈
UNWORTHINESSES₂₀
UNYIELDINGNESS₁₉
UPGRADEABILITY₂₃
UPROARIOUSNESS₁₆
UPROOTEDNESSES₁₇
UPSTANDINGNESS₁₈
URALITISATIONS₁₄
URALITIZATIONS₂₃
URANOGRAPHICAL₂₂
URANOGRAPHISTS₂₀
URBANISTICALLY₂₁
UREDINIOSPORES₁₇
URETHROSCOPIES₂₁
USUFRUCTUARIES₁₉
USURIOUSNESSES₁₄
UTEROGESTATION₁₅
UTILITARIANISE₁₄
UTILITARIANISM₁₆
UTILITARIANIZE₂₃
UXORIOUSNESSES₂₁

Letters by positionIn 86% of these words the 2nd letter is N.

2nd letter

N86%
L9%
R2%

4th letter

E23%
R18%
O12%

11th letter

A22%
N19%
S14%

12th letter

I22%
S16%
E15%

13th letter

E30%
L24%
S14%

14th letter

S36%
Y21%
E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; UNSYMPATHIZING tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

1414 points: 8 words
15 points: 13 words
1616 points: 31 words
17 points: 47 words
1818 points: 59 words
19 points: 51 words
2020 points: 49 words
21 points: 48 words
2222 points: 37 words
23 points: 32 words
2424 points: 21 words
25 points: 19 words
2626 points: 14 words
27 points: 9 words
2828 points: 7 words
29 points: 3 words
3030 points: 4 words
31 points: 5 words
3232 points: 1 words
33 points: 0 words
3434 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
UNSYMPATHIZING	34	38	Collins only
UNSYNCHRONIZED	32	35	All three
UNRECOGNIZABLY	31	37	All three
UNVANQUISHABLE	31	37	Collins only
UNDEREMPHASIZE	31	34	All three
UNAPPETIZINGLY	31	37	All three
UNQUANTIFIABLY	31	36	NWL only
UNACCLIMATIZED	30	36	All three
UNCOMPUTERIZED	30	36	All three
UNPREJUDICEDLY	30	37	Collins only
UNRHYTHMICALLY	30	32	Collins only
ULTRACIVILIZED	29	34	All three

U has a distinctive long-word profile: understandable, unconventional, and underestimated show familiar ways the prefix can build into fourteen letters. Yet only 10 entries meet our common-word frequency measure, so expect many less familiar terms among the results. Dictionary coverage also varies: the count includes words accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.

14-letter words starting with U at a glance

The total is 459 words accepted by at least one of the tournament dictionaries.
Collins includes 408, NWL2023 includes 292, and ENABLE includes 217; these dictionary groups overlap.
Only 10 entries meet our common-word frequency measure.
UNSYMPATHIZING leads the raw score list at 34 points.
The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 166 words.

Which U words score highest?

UNSYMPATHIZING tops the list at 34 points. UNSYNCHRONIZED follows at 32, while UNRECOGNIZABLY, UNVANQUISHABLE, and UNDEREMPHASIZE each score 31. Those longer entries can make a strong rack play, but the board still decides the final value.

Look closely at the high-value letters in a candidate before choosing a placement. A Z or Y can lift a word's face value, but a premium square changes the result; don't confuse the raw total with a guaranteed board score.

For a familiar starting point, try understandable or understatement. They show the range of U formations, though the frequency figures suggest most entries won't be everyday vocabulary.

What endings are common among U words?

S is the clear leader: 166 words end in S, compared with 97 ending in Y. E and D follow with 64 and 61. If you know the final letter, start by checking the S group before narrowing to less common endings.

The count changes sharply with length: the 13-letter U group has 687 entries, while the 15-letter group has 330. Fourteen-letter words starting with U are therefore a narrower search than the shorter neighbour, but not a simple step in a steady rise or fall. Counts vary by dictionary, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 14-letter words start with U?

There are 459 14-letter words starting with U across the tournament dictionaries. That total counts each word once when it appears in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so the individual dictionary counts overlap rather than add up to the total.

What is the highest-scoring 14-letter U word?

UNSYMPATHIZING is the highest-scoring entry, with a raw score of 34 points. UNSYNCHRONIZED scores 32, and three listed words score 31: UNRECOGNIZABLY, UNVANQUISHABLE, and UNDEREMPHASIZE.

Which final letter is most common in 14-letter U words?

S is the most common final letter, with 166 words. Y is next with 97, followed by E with 64 and D with 61, making S the strongest first filter when the last letter is unknown.

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