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5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

Fourteen 5-letter words place U first and O fourth, and nine of them begin with the UN- prefix.

14 wordsTop pick UNIONHighest score UNBOX 14

1 of 14 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With U in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (46 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • UNION5
  • UNBOX14
  • UPDOS8
  • UNWON8
  • UNCOS7
  • UNGOD7
  • UMBOS9
  • UNCOY10
  • UNDOS6
  • UNGOT6
  • UNSOD6
  • UPBOW12
  • URAOS5
  • URSON5
All valid words 14

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

  • UMBOS9
  • UNBOX14
  • UNCOS7
  • UNCOY10
  • UNDOS6
  • UNGOD7
  • UNGOT6
  • UNION5
  • UNSOD6
  • UNWON8
  • UPBOW12
  • UPDOS8
  • URAOS5
  • URSON5
Letters by positionIn 64% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N64%
  2. P14%
  3. R14%
3rd letter
  1. B21%
  2. C14%
  3. G14%
5th letter
  1. S36%
  2. N21%
  3. D14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNBOX1417All three
UPBOW1215All three
UNCOY1012All three
UMBOS912All three
UPDOS810All three
UNWON811All three
UNCOS710All three
UNGOD710Collins only
UNGOT69All three
UNSOD68Collins only
UNDOS68NWL only
UNION58All three

The UN- block supplies most of the list: UNGOD, UNGOT, UNCOS, UNCOY, UNSOD, UNDOS, UNWON, UNION and UNBOX. UPBOW and UPDOS open with UP, URAOS and URSON with UR, and UMBOS with UM. UNION is the only common word and the only Wordle answer, which makes it the practical pick.

The UN- prefix owns nine of fourteen

  • 14 five-letter words match U first and O fourth.
  • Nine open UN-: UNION, UNBOX, UNWON, UNGOD, UNGOT, UNCOS, UNCOY, UNSOD and UNDOS.
  • The other five are UPBOW, UPDOS, URAOS, URSON and UMBOS.
  • Five words end in S, three in N and two in D.
  • UNBOX tops the scores at 14 and UPBOW follows on 12.
  • UNION is the only Wordle answer and the only common word.

Seven different letters close these words

Endings run in every direction. UNBOX and UPBOW close in X and W, UNCOS, UPDOS, UMBOS, UNDOS and URAOS in S, and UNION, UNWON and URSON in N, with UNGOD and UNGOT sharing the middle -GO- and differing only in the last letter.

That scatter is the defining trait of this pattern. Only the U in slot one and the O in slot four are fixed, so the middle letter ranges across A, B, C, D, G, I, S and W, and the closing letter adds another seven choices.

What the U-first, O-fourth words score

Tip

UNION is the word to learn. It scores only 5, but it is the sole common spelling and the only Wordle answer, so pinning U and O should bring it to mind at once.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have U first and O fourth?
Fourteen. Nine begin with UN- and the other five are UPBOW, UPDOS, URAOS, URSON and UMBOS. Five of the fourteen end in S, three in N and two in D.
Which U-first, O-fourth words are Wordle answers?
Only UNION. It is also the single common word in the group and the lowest scorer at 5 points, so the most useful spelling here is also the least valuable on a Scrabble board.
What is the highest score for a word with U first and O fourth?
UNBOX reaches 14 points on the strength of its X. UPBOW scores 12, UNCOY 10 and UMBOS 9, while six words sit on 5 or 6 and the weakest, UNION, URAOS and URSON, return 5.

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