7-letter words starting with U

7-letter words starting with U number 874 across the supported tournament dictionaries, from usually and uniform to high-scoring unfazed.

874 wordsTop pick USUALLYHighest score UNCRAZY 21

40 of 874 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 7-letter words (3,958); X starts the fewest (26). U ranks #16 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

USUALLY₁₀
UPDATED₁₁
UNKNOWN₁₄
UNUSUAL₇
UNIFORM₁₂
UPDATES₁₀
UTILITY₁₀
UPGRADE₁₁
USELESS₇
UNHAPPY₁₇
UTTERLY₁₀
UNCLEAR₉
UNAWARE₁₀
UNIFIED₁₁
URANIUM₉
UNDERGO₉
UPWARDS₁₃
UTILIZE₁₆
UPRIGHT₁₃
UNARMED₁₀
UNLUCKY₁₆
UNNAMED₁₀
URGENCY₁₃
UNICORN₉
UNCOVER₁₂
UPFRONT₁₂
UNLEASH₁₀
UNHEARD₁₁
UPSTATE₉
UNCANNY₁₂
UNITING₈
URINARY₁₀
UNEQUAL₁₆
UPSCALE₁₁
UNRAVEL₁₀
UTTERED₈
UNFOLDS₁₁
UTOPIAN₉
UPLOADS₁₀
UMPIRES₁₁

All valid words 874

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

UAKARIS₁₁
UBEROUS₉
UDALLER₈
UDDERED₁₀
UFOLOGY₁₄
UGLIEST₈
UGLYING₁₂
UILLEAN₇
UJAMAAS₁₆
UKELELE₁₁
UKULELE₁₁
ULCERED₁₀
ULEXITE₁₄
ULICONS₉
ULIKONS₁₁
ULLAGED₉
ULLAGES₈
ULLINGS₈
ULNARIA₇
ULPANIM₁₁
ULSTERS₇
ULTIMAS₉
ULTIONS₇
ULTISOL₇
ULULANT₇
ULULATE₇
UMBELED₁₂
UMBERED₁₂
UMBONAL₁₁
UMBONES₁₁
UMBONIC₁₃
UMBRAGE₁₂
UMBRELS₁₁
UMBRERE₁₁
UMBRILS₁₁
UMBROSE₁₁
UMBROUS₁₁
UMFAZIS₂₁
UMIACKS₁₅
UMLAUTS₉
UMLUNGU₁₀
UMPIRED₁₂
UMPIRES₁₁
UMPTEEN₁₁
UMPTIER₁₁
UMWELTS₁₂
UMWHILE₁₅
UNACTED₁₀
UNADDED₁₀
UNADEPT₁₀
UNADULT₈
UNAGILE₈
UNAGING₉
UNAIDED₉
UNAIMED₁₀
UNAIRED₈
UNAKING₁₂
UNAKITE₁₁
UNALIKE₁₁
UNALIST₇
UNALIVE₁₀
UNAPTLY₁₂
UNARMED₁₀
UNASKED₁₂
UNAWAKE₁₄
UNAWARE₁₀
UNBAKED₁₄
UNBALED₁₀
UNBALES₉
UNBARED₁₀
UNBARES₉
UNBARKS₁₃
UNBASED₁₀
UNBATED₁₀
UNBEARS₉
UNBEGET₁₀
UNBEGOT₁₀
UNBEGUN₁₀
UNBEING₁₀
UNBELTS₉
UNBENDS₁₀
UNBINDS₁₀
UNBITTS₉
UNBLENT₉
UNBLESS₉
UNBLEST₉
UNBLIND₁₀
UNBLOCK₁₅
UNBLOWN₁₂
UNBOLTS₉
UNBONED₁₀
UNBONES₉
UNBOOTS₉
UNBORNE₉
UNBOSOM₁₁
UNBOUND₁₀
UNBOWED₁₃
UNBOXED₁₇
UNBOXES₁₆
UNBRACE₁₁
UNBRAID₁₀
UNBRAKE₁₃
UNBROKE₁₃
UNBUILD₁₀
UNBUILT₉
UNBULKY₁₆
UNBURNT₉
UNCAGED₁₁
UNCAGES₁₀
UNCAKED₁₄
UNCAKES₁₃
UNCANNY₁₂
UNCAPED₁₂
UNCAPES₁₁
UNCARED₁₀
UNCARTS₉
UNCASED₁₀
UNCASES₉
UNCEDED₁₁
UNCHAIN₁₂
UNCHAIR₁₂
UNCHARM₁₄
UNCHARY₁₅
UNCHECK₁₈
UNCHILD₁₃
UNCHOKE₁₆
UNCIALS₉
UNCINAL₉
UNCINUS₉
UNCITED₁₀
UNCIVIL₁₂
UNCLAMP₁₃
UNCLASP₁₁
UNCLEAN₉
UNCLEAR₉
UNCLEFT₁₂
UNCLEWS₁₂
UNCLING₁₀
UNCLIPS₁₁
UNCLIPT₁₁
UNCLOAK₁₃
UNCLOGS₁₀
UNCLOSE₉
UNCLOUD₁₀
UNCOCKS₁₅
UNCODED₁₁
UNCOEST₉
UNCOILS₉
UNCOLTS₉
UNCOMIC₁₃
UNCOPED₁₂
UNCOPES₁₁
UNCORDS₁₀
UNCORKS₁₃
UNCOUTH₁₂
UNCOVER₁₂
UNCOWLS₁₂
UNCRATE₉
UNCRAZY₂₁
UNCROSS₉
UNCROWN₁₂
UNCTION₉
UNCUFFS₁₅
UNCURBS₁₁
UNCURED₁₀
UNCURLS₉
UNCURSE₉
UNDATED₉
UNDEAFS₁₁
UNDEALT₈
UNDECKS₁₄
UNDEIFY₁₄
UNDERDO₉
UNDERGO₉
UNDERNS₈
UNDIGHT₁₂
UNDINES₈
UNDOCKS₁₄
UNDOERS₈
UNDOING₉
UNDRAPE₁₀
UNDRAWN₁₁
UNDRAWS₁₁
UNDRESS₈
UNDREST₈
UNDRIED₉
UNDRUNK₁₂
UNDULAR₈
UNDYING₁₂
UNEAGER₈
UNEARED₈
UNEARTH₁₀
UNEASES₇
UNEATEN₇
UNEDGED₁₀
UNEDGES₉
UNENDED₉
UNEQUAL₁₆
UNFACTS₁₂
UNFADED₁₂
UNFAIRS₁₀
UNFAITH₁₃
UNFAKED₁₅
UNFAMED₁₃
UNFANCY₁₅
UNFAZED₂₀
UNFENCE₁₂
UNFEUED₁₁
UNFILDE₁₁
UNFILED₁₁
UNFIRED₁₁
UNFITLY₁₃
UNFIXED₁₈
UNFIXES₁₇
UNFLESH₁₃
UNFLUSH₁₃
UNFOLDS₁₁
UNFOOLS₁₀
UNFORMS₁₂
UNFOUND₁₁
UNFREED₁₁
UNFREES₁₀
UNFROCK₁₆
UNFROZE₁₉
UNFUMED₁₃
UNFUNNY₁₃
UNFURLS₁₀
UNFUSED₁₁
UNFUSSY₁₃
UNGATED₉
UNGEARS₈
UNGILDS₉
UNGIRDS₉
UNGIRTH₁₁
UNGLOVE₁₁
UNGLUED₉
UNGLUES₈
UNGODLY₁₂
UNGORED₉
UNGOWNS₁₁
UNGREEN₈
UNGROUP₁₀
UNGROWN₁₁
UNGUARD₉
UNGUENT₈
UNGULAE₈
UNGULAR₈
UNGULED₉
UNGYVED₁₅
UNGYVES₁₄
UNHABLE₁₂
UNHAIRS₁₀
UNHANDS₁₁
UNHANDY₁₄
UNHANGS₁₁
UNHAPPY₁₇
UNHARDY₁₄
UNHASPS₁₂
UNHASTY₁₃
UNHEADS₁₁
UNHEALS₁₀
UNHEARD₁₁
UNHEART₁₀
UNHEEDY₁₄
UNHELED₁₁
UNHELES₁₀
UNHELMS₁₂
UNHERST₁₀
UNHINGE₁₁
UNHIRED₁₁
UNHITCH₁₅
UNHIVED₁₄
UNHIVES₁₃
UNHOARD₁₁
UNHOODS₁₁
UNHOOKS₁₄
UNHOOPS₁₂
UNHOPED₁₃
UNHORSE₁₀
UNHOUSE₁₀
UNHUMAN₁₂
UNHUSKS₁₄
UNIBODY₁₃
UNIBROW₁₂
UNICITY₁₂
UNICOMS₁₁
UNICORN₉
UNIDEAL₈
UNIFACE₁₂
UNIFIED₁₁
UNIFIER₁₀
UNIFIES₁₀
UNIFORM₁₂
UNIPEDS₁₀
UNIPODS₁₀
UNIQUER₁₆
UNIQUES₁₆
UNISIZE₁₆
UNISONS₇
UNITAGE₈
UNITARD₈
UNITARY₁₀
UNITERS₇
UNITIES₇
UNITING₈
UNITION₇
UNITISE₇
UNITIVE₁₀
UNITIZE₁₆
UNJADED₁₆
UNJOINT₁₄
UNKEMPT₁₅
UNKINGS₁₂
UNKINKS₁₅
UNKNITS₁₁
UNKNOTS₁₁
UNKNOWN₁₄
UNLACED₁₀
UNLACES₉
UNLADED₉
UNLADEN₈
UNLADES₈
UNLASTE₇
UNLATCH₁₂
UNLAWED₁₁
UNLEADS₈
UNLEARN₇
UNLEASH₁₀
UNLEVEL₁₀
UNLIKED₁₂
UNLIKES₁₁
UNLIMED₁₀
UNLIMES₉
UNLINED₈
UNLINES₇
UNLINKS₁₁
UNLIVED₁₁
UNLIVES₁₀
UNLOADS₈
UNLOBED₁₀
UNLOCKS₁₃
UNLOOSE₇
UNLORDS₈
UNLOVED₁₁
UNLOVES₁₀
UNLUCKY₁₆
UNMACHO₁₄
UNMAKER₁₃
UNMAKES₁₃
UNMANLY₁₂
UNMARRY₁₂
UNMASKS₁₃
UNMATED₁₀
UNMEANT₉
UNMERRY₁₂
UNMETED₁₀
UNMEWED₁₃
UNMINED₁₀
UNMITER₉
UNMITRE₉
UNMIXED₁₇
UNMIXES₁₆
UNMOLDS₁₀
UNMOORS₉
UNMORAL₉
UNMOULD₁₀
UNMOUNT₉
UNMOVED₁₃
UNMUTED₁₀
UNMUTES₉
UNNAILS₇
UNNAMED₁₀
UNNEATH₁₀
UNNERVE₁₀
UNNESTS₇
UNNOBLE₉
UNNOISY₁₀
UNNOTED₈
UNOAKED₁₂
UNOFTEN₁₀
UNOILED₈
UNORDER₈
UNOWNED₁₁
UNPACED₁₂
UNPACKS₁₅
UNPAGED₁₁
UNPAINT₉
UNPAIRS₉
UNPANEL₉
UNPAPER₁₁
UNPARED₁₀
UNPAVED₁₃
UNPERCH₁₄
UNPICKS₁₅
UNPILED₁₀
UNPILES₉
UNPINKT₁₃
UNPLACE₁₁
UNPLAIT₉
UNPLUGS₁₀
UNPLUMB₁₃
UNPLUME₁₁
UNPOPED₁₂
UNPOPES₁₁
UNPOSED₁₀
UNPRAYS₁₂
UNPROPS₁₁
UNPURSE₉
UNQUEEN₁₆
UNQUIET₁₆
UNQUOTE₁₆
UNRACED₁₀
UNRAKED₁₂
UNRAKES₁₁
UNRATED₈
UNRAVEL₁₀
UNRAZED₁₇
UNREADY₁₁
UNREAVE₁₀
UNREELS₇
UNREEVE₁₀
UNREINS₇
UNRESTS₇
UNRIGHT₁₁
UNRIMED₁₀
UNRIPER₉
UNRISEN₇
UNRIVEN₁₀
UNRIVET₁₀
UNROBED₁₀
UNROBES₉
UNROLLS₇
UNROOFS₁₀
UNROOST₇
UNROOTS₇
UNROPED₁₀
UNROPES₉
UNROUGH₁₁
UNROUND₈
UNROVEN₁₀
UNROYAL₁₀
UNRUFFE₁₃
UNRULED₈
UNRULES₇
UNSAFER₁₀
UNSAINT₇
UNSATED₈
UNSAVED₁₁
UNSAWED₁₁
UNSCALE₉
UNSCARY₁₂
UNSCREW₁₂
UNSEALS₇
UNSEAMS₉
UNSEATS₇
UNSEELS₇
UNSEENS₇
UNSELFS₁₀
UNSELLS₇
UNSENSE₇
UNSEWED₁₁
UNSEXED₁₅
UNSEXES₁₄
UNSHALE₁₀
UNSHAPE₁₂
UNSHARP₁₂
UNSHELL₁₀
UNSHENT₁₀
UNSHEWN₁₃
UNSHIFT₁₃
UNSHIPS₁₂
UNSHOED₁₁
UNSHOES₁₀
UNSHOOT₁₀
UNSHORN₁₀
UNSHOUT₁₀
UNSHOWN₁₃
UNSHOWY₁₆
UNSHUTS₁₀
UNSIGHT₁₁
UNSINEW₁₀
UNSIZED₁₇
UNSLAIN₇
UNSLICK₁₃
UNSLING₈
UNSLUNG₈
UNSMART₉
UNSMOTE₉
UNSNAGS₈
UNSNAPS₉
UNSNARL₇
UNSNECK₁₃
UNSOBER₉
UNSOLID₈
UNSONCY₁₂
UNSONSY₁₀
UNSOOTE₇
UNSOULS₇
UNSOUND₈
UNSOWED₁₁
UNSPARS₉
UNSPEAK₁₃
UNSPELL₉
UNSPENT₉
UNSPIDE₁₀
UNSPIED₁₀
UNSPILT₉
UNSPLIT₉
UNSPOKE₁₃
UNSPOOL₉
UNSTACK₁₃
UNSTAID₈
UNSTATE₇
UNSTEEL₇
UNSTEPS₉
UNSTICK₁₃
UNSTOCK₁₃
UNSTOPS₉
UNSTOWS₁₀
UNSTRAP₉
UNSTRIP₉
UNSTUCK₁₃
UNSTUFT₁₀
UNSTUNG₈
UNSUITS₇
UNSUNNY₁₀
UNSURED₈
UNSURER₇
UNSWEAR₁₀
UNSWEET₁₀
UNSWEPT₁₂
UNSWORE₁₀
UNSWORN₁₀
UNTACKS₁₃
UNTAKEN₁₁
UNTAMED₁₀
UNTAMES₉
UNTAXED₁₅
UNTAXES₁₄
UNTEACH₁₂
UNTEAMS₉
UNTENTS₇
UNTENTY₁₀
UNTHAWS₁₃
UNTHINK₁₄
UNTILED₈
UNTILES₇
UNTIMED₁₀
UNTIRED₈
UNTOMBS₁₁
UNTONED₈
UNTRACE₉
UNTRACK₁₃
UNTREAD₈
UNTRIDE₈
UNTRIED₈
UNTRIMS₉
UNTRUER₇
UNTRULY₁₀
UNTRUSS₇
UNTRUST₇
UNTRUTH₁₀
UNTUCKS₁₃
UNTUNED₈
UNTUNES₇
UNTURFS₁₀
UNTURNS₇
UNTWINE₁₀
UNTWIST₁₀
UNTYING₁₁
UNURGED₉
UNUSUAL₇
UNVAILE₁₀
UNVAILS₁₀
UNVAXED₁₈
UNVEILS₁₀
UNVEXED₁₈
UNVISOR₁₀
UNVITAL₁₀
UNVOCAL₁₂
UNVOICE₁₂
UNWAGED₁₂
UNWAKED₁₅
UNWARES₁₀
UNWARIE₁₀
UNWATER₁₀
UNWAXED₁₈
UNWAYED₁₄
UNWEALS₁₀
UNWEARY₁₃
UNWEAVE₁₃
UNWELDY₁₄
UNWHIPT₁₅
UNWHITE₁₃
UNWILLS₁₀
UNWINDS₁₁
UNWIPED₁₃
UNWIRED₁₁
UNWIRES₁₀
UNWISER₁₀
UNWITCH₁₅
UNWITTY₁₃
UNWIVED₁₄
UNWIVES₁₃
UNWOMAN₁₂
UNWOOED₁₁
UNWORKS₁₄
UNWORTH₁₃
UNWOUND₁₁
UNWOVEN₁₃
UNWRAPS₁₂
UNWRITE₁₀
UNWROTE₁₀
UNWRUNG₁₁
UNYOKED₁₅
UNYOKES₁₄
UNYOUNG₁₁
UNZONED₁₇
UPALONG₁₀
UPBEARS₁₁
UPBEATS₁₁
UPBINDS₁₂
UPBLOWN₁₄
UPBLOWS₁₄
UPBOILS₁₁
UPBORNE₁₁
UPBOUND₁₂
UPBRAID₁₂
UPBRAST₁₁
UPBRAYS₁₄
UPBREAK₁₅
UPBRING₁₂
UPBROKE₁₅
UPBUILD₁₂
UPBUILT₁₁
UPBURST₁₁
UPCASTS₁₁
UPCATCH₁₆
UPCHEER₁₄
UPCHUCK₂₀
UPCLIMB₁₅
UPCLOSE₁₁
UPCOAST₁₁
UPCOILS₁₁
UPCOMES₁₃
UPCOURT₁₁
UPCURLS₁₁
UPCURVE₁₄
UPCYCLE₁₆
UPDARTS₁₀
UPDATED₁₁
UPDATER₁₀
UPDATES₁₀
UPDIVED₁₄
UPDIVES₁₃
UPDRAFT₁₃
UPDRAGS₁₁
UPDRAWN₁₃
UPDRAWS₁₃
UPDRIED₁₁
UPDRIES₁₀
UPENDED₁₁
UPFIELD₁₃
UPFILLS₁₂
UPFLING₁₃
UPFLOWS₁₅
UPFLUNG₁₃
UPFOLDS₁₃
UPFRONT₁₂
UPFURLS₁₂
UPGANGS₁₁
UPGAZED₂₀
UPGAZES₁₉
UPGIRDS₁₁
UPGOING₁₁
UPGRADE₁₁
UPGROWN₁₃
UPGROWS₁₃
UPHANGS₁₃
UPHAUDS₁₃
UPHEAPS₁₄
UPHEAVE₁₅
UPHILLS₁₂
UPHOARD₁₃
UPHOIST₁₂
UPHOLDS₁₃
UPHOORD₁₃
UPHROES₁₂
UPHURLS₁₂
UPKEEPS₁₅
UPKNITS₁₃
UPLANDS₁₀
UPLEADS₁₀
UPLEANS₉
UPLEANT₉
UPLEAPS₁₁
UPLEAPT₁₁
UPLIFTS₁₂
UPLIGHT₁₃
UPLINKS₁₃
UPLOADS₁₀
UPLOCKS₁₅
UPLOOKS₁₃
UPLYING₁₃
UPMAKER₁₅
UPMAKES₁₅
UPPILED₁₂
UPPILES₁₁
UPPINGS₁₂
UPPROPS₁₃
UPRAISE₉
UPRATED₁₀
UPRATES₉
UPREACH₁₄
UPREARS₉
UPRESTS₉
UPRIGHT₁₃
UPRISAL₉
UPRISEN₉
UPRISER₉
UPRISES₉
UPRISTS₉
UPRIVER₁₂
UPROARS₉
UPROLLS₉
UPROOTS₉
UPROUSE₉
UPSCALE₁₁
UPSELLS₉
UPSENDS₁₀
UPSHIFT₁₅
UPSHOOT₁₂
UPSHOTS₁₂
UPSIDES₁₀
UPSILON₉
UPSIZED₁₉
UPSIZES₁₈
UPSKILL₁₃
UPSLOPE₁₁
UPSOARS₉
UPSPAKE₁₅
UPSPEAK₁₅
UPSPEAR₁₁
UPSPOKE₁₅
UPSTAGE₁₀
UPSTAIR₉
UPSTAND₁₀
UPSTARE₉
UPSTART₉
UPSTATE₉
UPSTAYS₁₂
UPSTEPS₁₁
UPSTIRS₉
UPSTOOD₁₀
UPSURGE₁₀
UPSWARM₁₄
UPSWAYS₁₅
UPSWEEP₁₄
UPSWELL₁₂
UPSWEPT₁₄
UPSWING₁₃
UPSWUNG₁₃
UPTAKEN₁₃
UPTAKES₁₃
UPTALKS₁₃
UPTEARS₉
UPTEMPO₁₃
UPTHREW₁₅
UPTHROW₁₅
UPTICKS₁₅
UPTIGHT₁₃
UPTILTS₉
UPTIMES₁₁
UPTOWNS₁₂
UPTRAIN₉
UPTREND₁₀
UPTURNS₉
UPTYING₁₃
UPVALUE₁₂
UPWAFTS₁₅
UPWARDS₁₃
UPWELLS₁₂
UPWHIRL₁₅
UPWINDS₁₃
UPWOUND₁₃
UPWRAPS₁₄
URACHUS₁₂
URACILS₉
URAEMIA₉
URAEMIC₁₁
URALITE₇
URANIAN₇
URANIAS₇
URANIDE₈
URANINS₇
URANISM₉
URANITE₇
URANIUM₉
URANOUS₇
URANYLS₁₀
URBANER₉
URCEOLI₉
URCHINS₁₂
UREASES₇
UREDIAL₈
UREDINE₈
UREDIUM₁₀
UREIDES₈
UREMIAS₉
URETERS₇
URETHAN₁₀
URETHRA₁₀
URGENCE₁₀
URGENCY₁₃
URGINGS₉
URICASE₉
URIDINE₈
URINALS₇
URINANT₇
URINARY₁₀
URINATE₇
URINING₈
URINOSE₇
URINOUS₇
URNFULS₁₀
URNINGS₈
URNLIKE₁₁
URODELE₈
UROGRAM₁₀
UROLITH₁₀
UROLOGY₁₁
UROMERE₉
UROPODS₁₀
UROSOME₉
URTEXTE₁₄
URTEXTS₁₄
URTICAS₉
USAGERS₈
USANCES₉
USAUNCE₉
USEABLE₉
USEABLY₁₂
USEFULS₁₀
USELESS₇
USHERED₁₁
USTIONS₇
USUALLY₁₀
USUCAPT₁₁
USURERS₇
USURESS₇
USURIES₇
USURING₈
USUROUS₇
USURPED₁₀
USURPER₉
USWARDS₁₁
UTENSIL₇
UTERINE₇
UTILISE₇
UTILITY₁₀
UTILIZE₁₆
UTMOSTS₉
UTOPIAN₉
UTOPIAS₉
UTOPISM₁₁
UTOPIST₉
UTRICLE₉
UTTERED₈
UTTERER₇
UTTERLY₁₀
UVEITIC₁₂
UVEITIS₁₀
UVULARS₁₀
UXORIAL₁₄

Letters by positionIn 65% of these words the 2nd letter is N.

2nd letter

N65%
P19%
R6%

3rd letter

S14%
C9%
B8%

4th letter

A15%
O14%
I13%

5th letter

I14%
A13%
O10%

6th letter

E29%
N9%
L8%

7th letter

S34%
D19%
E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; UNCRAZY tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 75 words
8 points: 65 words
99 points: 141 words
10 points: 165 words
1111 points: 123 words
12 points: 90 words
1313 points: 92 words
14 points: 43 words
1515 points: 39 words
16 points: 20 words
1717 points: 7 words
18 points: 6 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
UNCRAZY	21	23	All three
UMFAZIS	21	23	Collins only
UNFAZED	20	22	All three
UPCHUCK	20	24	All three
UPGAZED	20	23	All three
UNFROZE	19	21	All three
UPSIZED	19	21	Collins · NWL
UPGAZES	19	22	All three
UNCHECK	18	21	Collins only
UNFIXED	18	20	All three
UNWAXED	18	20	All three
UNVEXED	18	21	All three

U words range from familiar forms such as unknown and unhappy to less everyday entries such as uranium and urgency. Of the 874 words, 40 are classed as common, so many options are more likely to matter in a word game than in everyday writing. The dictionary split also matters: not every game accepts the same entries.

7-letter words starting with U at a glance

There are 874 seven-letter U starters across at least one supported tournament dictionary.
Collins includes 858; NWL2023 includes 587; ENABLE includes 532.
Only 40 entries are classed as common, including usually, unknown and unusual.
The average score is 10.9 points; uncrazy and umfazis top the scoring list at 21.
The most frequent final letter is S, with 294 words, followed by D with 164.

Which U starters score highest in Scrabble?

Uncrazy and umfazis each score 21 points before board bonuses. Unfazed, upchuck and upgazed follow at 20, while unfroze, upsized and upgazes score 19. Those totals make the less familiar entries worth checking when a rack has valuable letters.

For a seven-letter play, using all seven tiles earns the Scrabble bingo bonus of 50 points. That changes the decision: a lower-scoring word that clears your rack can beat a premium-letter play that leaves tiles behind. Choose the placement that keeps your next rack flexible, not just the one with the biggest face value.

Which seven-letter U words are easiest to spot?

Usually, updated, unknown, unusual and uniform are among the recognizable choices. The examples also include useful verbs and nouns such as upgrade, undergo and utility, plus descriptive words such as unclear, unaware and unarmed.

Final letters narrow the search quickly: 294 U starters end in S, against 164 ending in D and 108 in E. UPDATES and UPDATED illustrate the S and D endings; usually is a familiar Y-ending option. When a clue gives the last letter, use that constraint before scanning the full set.

How to use 7-letter words starting with U

A practical limitation is that only 40 of these words are common, and the dictionary counts differ sharply: Collins has 858 while NWL2023 has 587. Check the word list used by your game, especially for unfamiliar high scorers. For more options, compare 7-letter words starting with U with the neighboring lengths or another starting letter.

For a familiar starting point, check usually, updated, unknown and unusual.
When you need a high score, inspect unfazed, upchuck and upgazed for their 20-point totals.
For a rack-clearing play, weigh the seven-tile bonus against the word's tile score.
Treat the 874 as a combined count, not a promise that every entry appears in every game dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U?

There are 874 seven-letter words starting with U across the supported tournament dictionaries. That is a combined count: Collins lists 858, NWL2023 lists 587 and ENABLE lists 532, so the accepted total depends on the game dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with U?

Uncrazy and umfazis tie for the top score at 21 points. Unfazed, upchuck and upgazed each score 20. These are base word scores before any premium board squares or a bingo bonus.

Are all 874 U words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?

No, the dictionary counts differ. Collins contains 858 of these entries, compared with 587 in NWL2023 and 532 in ENABLE. Check the word list for your version of Scrabble before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Which common words have seven letters and start with U?

Usually, updated, unknown, unusual and uniform are examples of familiar seven-letter U words. The full group has 40 entries classed as common, while many of the 874 total are less familiar or specialized.

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