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

6-letter words with U first and N second total 320; UNITED and UNIQUE are familiar, while UNZIPS tops the scores at 17.

320 wordsTop pick UNITEDHighest score UNZIPS 17

30 of 320 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With U in 1st place, N is the most common 2nd letter (320 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 30 · most-used first

UNITED₇
UNLESS₆
UNIQUE₁₅
UNABLE₈
UNLIKE₁₀
UNIONS₆
UNFAIR₉
UNLOCK₁₂
UNSURE₆
UNPAID₉
UNSAFE₉
UNUSED₇
UNREST₆
UNSEEN₆
UNREAL₆
UNEVEN₉
UNEASY₉
UNFOLD₁₀
UNJUST₁₃
UNTRUE₆
UNBORN₈
UNDONE₇
UNCLES₈
UNTOLD₇
UNDEAD₈
UNISON₆
UNLOAD₇
UNVEIL₉
UNITES₆
UNWELL₉

All valid words 320

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

UNABLE₈
UNAGED₈
UNAKIN₁₀
UNARMS₈
UNAWED₁₀
UNAXED₁₄
UNBAGS₉
UNBALE₈
UNBANS₈
UNBARE₈
UNBARK₁₂
UNBARS₈
UNBEAR₈
UNBEDS₉
UNBEEN₈
UNBELT₈
UNBEND₉
UNBENT₈
UNBIAS₈
UNBIND₉
UNBITT₈
UNBOLT₈
UNBONE₈
UNBOOT₈
UNBORE₈
UNBORN₈
UNBRED₉
UNBURY₁₁
UNBUSY₁₁
UNCAGE₉
UNCAKE₁₂
UNCAPE₁₀
UNCAPS₁₀
UNCART₈
UNCASE₈
UNCAST₈
UNCATE₈
UNCHIC₁₃
UNCIAE₈
UNCIAL₈
UNCINI₈
UNCLAD₉
UNCLED₉
UNCLES₈
UNCLEW₁₁
UNCLIP₁₀
UNCLOG₉
UNCOCK₁₄
UNCOER₈
UNCOES₈
UNCOIL₈
UNCOLT₈
UNCOOL₈
UNCOPE₁₀
UNCORD₉
UNCORK₁₂
UNCOWL₁₁
UNCUFF₁₄
UNCURB₁₀
UNCURL₈
UNCUTE₈
UNDAMS₉
UNDATE₇
UNDEAD₈
UNDEAF₁₀
UNDEAR₇
UNDECK₁₃
UNDERN₇
UNDIES₇
UNDINE₇
UNDOCK₁₃
UNDOER₇
UNDOES₇
UNDONE₇
UNDRAW₁₀
UNDREW₁₀
UNDULY₁₀
UNDYED₁₁
UNEASE₆
UNEASY₉
UNEATH₉
UNEDGE₈
UNEVEN₉
UNEYED₁₀
UNFACT₁₁
UNFAIR₉
UNFEED₁₀
UNFELT₉
UNFINE₉
UNFIRM₁₁
UNFITS₉
UNFIXT₁₆
UNFOLD₁₀
UNFOND₁₀
UNFOOL₉
UNFORM₁₁
UNFREE₉
UNFURL₉
UNGAGS₈
UNGAIN₇
UNGEAR₇
UNGETS₇
UNGILD₈
UNGILT₇
UNGIRD₈
UNGIRT₇
UNGLAD₈
UNGLUE₇
UNGODS₈
UNGORD₈
UNGOWN₁₀
UNGUAL₇
UNGUES₇
UNGUIS₇
UNGULA₇
UNGUMS₉
UNGYVE₁₃
UNHAIR₉
UNHAND₁₀
UNHANG₁₀
UNHASP₁₁
UNHATS₉
UNHEAD₁₀
UNHEAL₉
UNHELE₉
UNHELM₁₁
UNHEWN₁₂
UNHIVE₁₂
UNHOLY₁₂
UNHOOD₁₀
UNHOOK₁₃
UNHOOP₁₁
UNHUNG₁₀
UNHURT₉
UNHUSK₁₃
UNICED₉
UNICOM₁₀
UNICUM₁₀
UNIFIC₁₁
UNIONS₆
UNIPED₉
UNIPOD₉
UNIQUE₁₅
UNISEX₁₃
UNISON₆
UNITAL₆
UNITED₇
UNITER₆
UNITES₆
UNJAMS₁₅
UNJUST₁₃
UNKEND₁₁
UNKENT₁₀
UNKEPT₁₂
UNKIND₁₁
UNKING₁₁
UNKINK₁₄
UNKISS₁₀
UNKNIT₁₀
UNKNOT₁₀
UNLACE₈
UNLADE₇
UNLAID₇
UNLASH₉
UNLAST₆
UNLAWS₉
UNLAYS₉
UNLEAD₇
UNLEAL₆
UNLESS₆
UNLICH₁₁
UNLIDS₇
UNLIKE₁₀
UNLIME₈
UNLINE₆
UNLINK₁₀
UNLIVE₉
UNLOAD₇
UNLOCK₁₂
UNLORD₇
UNLOST₆
UNLOVE₉
UNMADE₉
UNMAKE₁₂
UNMANS₈
UNMARD₉
UNMASK₁₂
UNMEEK₁₂
UNMEET₈
UNMESH₁₁
UNMEWS₁₁
UNMIRY₁₁
UNMIXT₁₅
UNMOLD₉
UNMOOR₈
UNMOWN₁₁
UNMUTE₈
UNNAIL₆
UNNEST₆
UNOPEN₈
UNOWED₁₀
UNPACK₁₄
UNPAID₉
UNPAIR₈
UNPAYS₁₁
UNPEGS₉
UNPENS₈
UNPENT₈
UNPICK₁₄
UNPILE₈
UNPINS₈
UNPLUG₉
UNPOPE₁₀
UNPRAY₁₁
UNPROP₁₀
UNPURE₈
UNRAKE₁₀
UNREAD₇
UNREAL₆
UNREDY₁₀
UNREEL₆
UNREIN₆
UNRENT₆
UNREST₆
UNRIGS₇
UNRIPE₈
UNRIPS₈
UNROBE₈
UNROLL₆
UNROOF₉
UNROOT₆
UNROPE₈
UNROVE₉
UNRUDE₇
UNRULE₆
UNRULY₉
UNSAFE₉
UNSAID₇
UNSAWN₉
UNSAYS₉
UNSEAL₆
UNSEAM₈
UNSEAT₆
UNSEEL₆
UNSEEN₆
UNSEES₆
UNSELF₉
UNSELL₆
UNSENT₆
UNSETS₆
UNSEWN₉
UNSEWS₉
UNSEXY₁₆
UNSHED₁₀
UNSHIP₁₁
UNSHOD₁₀
UNSHOE₉
UNSHOT₉
UNSHUT₉
UNSNAG₇
UNSNAP₈
UNSOFT₉
UNSOLD₇
UNSOUL₆
UNSOWN₉
UNSPAR₈
UNSPED₉
UNSPUN₈
UNSTEP₈
UNSTOP₈
UNSTOW₉
UNSUBS₈
UNSUIT₆
UNSUNG₇
UNSUNK₁₀
UNSURE₆
UNTACK₁₂
UNTAME₈
UNTEAM₈
UNTENT₆
UNTHAW₁₂
UNTIDY₁₀
UNTIED₇
UNTIES₆
UNTILE₆
UNTINS₆
UNTOLD₇
UNTOMB₁₀
UNTORN₆
UNTRIM₈
UNTROD₇
UNTRUE₆
UNTUCK₁₂
UNTUNE₆
UNTURF₉
UNTURN₆
UNUSED₇
UNVAIL₉
UNVEIL₉
UNVEXT₁₆
UNWARE₉
UNWARY₁₂
UNWEAL₉
UNWELL₉
UNWEPT₁₁
UNWILL₉
UNWIND₁₀
UNWIRE₉
UNWISE₉
UNWISH₁₂
UNWIST₉
UNWITS₉
UNWIVE₁₂
UNWONT₉
UNWORK₁₃
UNWORN₉
UNWOVE₁₂
UNWRAP₁₁
UNYOKE₁₃
UNZIPS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 19% of these words the 4th letter is E.

3rd letter

S13%
C10%
B7%

4th letter

E19%
O18%
A18%

5th letter

E13%
N11%
R10%

6th letter

E18%
D15%
S14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; UNZIPS tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 40 words
7 points: 36 words
88 points: 68 words
9 points: 70 words
1010 points: 40 words
11 points: 25 words
1212 points: 18 words
13 points: 10 words
1414 points: 6 words
15 points: 3 words
1616 points: 3 words
17 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
UNZIPS	17	20	All three
UNSEXY	16	17	All three
UNFIXT	16	18	All three
UNVEXT	16	19	All three
UNIQUE	15	18	All three
UNMIXT	15	18	All three
UNJAMS	15	20	Collins · NWL
UNPACK	14	18	All three
UNPICK	14	18	All three
UNCUFF	14	18	All three
UNKINK	14	17	All three
UNCOCK	14	18	All three

The opening UN creates the largest set in this batch, with 320 tournament-list entries and 30 common words. Many begin with a familiar prefix, but the final letters spread across E, D, S and T. UNITED, UNLIKE, UNFAIR and UNSURE are quick anchors when you need recognizable candidates.

Six-letter words with U and N in fixed positions

320 matches begin with UN.
E closes 58; D closes 47 and S closes 45.
UNZIPS leads scoring at 17 points.
UNITED, UNIQUE, UNLIKE and UNSURE are common anchors.

How do the 6-letter words beginning UN end?

E is the largest final group at 58, followed by D at 47 and S at 45. T adds 39 more. Those endings include different word jobs: UNLIKE and UNIQUE are not interchangeable forms, while UNIONS and UNPAID point to very different meanings despite sharing the same opening.

A practical way to use the pattern

Tip

Treat UN as a useful recognition cue, not a guarantee that the next letters follow one pattern. The 320 matches branch into many endings, and E leads the final slot without dominating it.

Recognizing UN openings

UNZIPS scores 17, while UNSEXY, UNFIXT and UNVEXT each score 16; UNIQUE is next at 15; Those less ordinary high scorers contrast with common entries such as UNABLE, UNFAIR and UNREST; Check your game’s word list before building around an unusual form.

Common vocabulary supplies only a small window into the full 320-word group, but the leading examples are easy to test against a clue; UNITED, UNLESS, UNIQUE and UNLIKE all use the same opening yet diverge immediately afterward; UNPAID, UNSAFE and UNSEEN add other familiar routes; When you know the final letter, consult the E, D and S groups first because those three cover the strongest clusters.

The prefix can carry a familiar meaning, but the following letters still need checking; UNITED and UNLIKE diverge after the shared opening, as do UNSURE and UNSEEN; Reading the full pattern prevents an attractive prefix from masking a wrong middle letter.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with UN?

There are 320 six-letter matches beginning UN. E is the most common final letter with 58 words, ahead of D at 47 and S at 45.

What is the highest-scoring six-letter UN word?

UNZIPS scores 17 points and leads this pattern. UNFIXT and UNVEXT each score 16, while the familiar UNIQUE scores 15. Uncommon high scorers need a dictionary check before play.

Which common six-letter words begin UN?

UNITED, UNLESS, UNIQUE, UNABLE, UNLIKE, UNIONS, UNFAIR and UNSURE are among the familiar matches. Thirty words in the full set count as common, so plenty of entries will be less familiar.

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

Common words 30 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

Six-letter words with U and N in fixed positions

How do the 6-letter words beginning UN end?

A practical way to use the pattern

Recognizing UN openings

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