5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 2nd letter

The fixed opening letters make this pattern easy to scan: every answer begins UN, while the final three letters do the sorting. You’ll find everyday choices like UNDER and UNTIL beside less familiar entries such as UNICA and UNSEE. Only 10 matches rank among the commonest English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary beyond the familiar handful.

At a glance: words beginning UN

• There are 82 tournament-dictionary matches with U first and N second.
• UNZIP leads the scoring examples at 16 points.
• The final letter is D or T most often, with 13 words for each.
• The pattern has 18 Wordle answer-list matches and 81 allowed guesses.
• Collins includes 77 matches, compared with 61 in NWL2023 and 54 in ENABLE.

How many UN words appear in Wordle?

There are 18 answer-list matches and 81 allowed guesses for this five-letter pattern. Those counts are not interchangeable: an allowed guess need not be an answer, so treat UN words as a pattern to test rather than a list of likely solutions.

The shared UN opening gives you little information after you have confirmed those first two letters. Compare the remaining three slots instead; the final-letter counts show D and T tied at 13 words apiece, while N, S, and Y each finish seven. That split offers a practical way to narrow candidates.

Which UN words score the most?

UNZIP is the top scorer at 16 points, with UNFIX next at 15. UNBOX, UNJAM, and UNMIX each score 14. These are strong tile-value examples, but a board premium can change the result; compare letter placement before choosing a play.

For 5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 2nd letter, dictionary coverage is a real constraint: the 82 matches are a union across tournament lists, not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Only 59 have definitions here, and just 10 are common. Check your game's word list when an unfamiliar word matters.