9-letter words starting with U

9-letter words starting with U number 1,445, from familiar universal to high-scoring unmuzzled and unpuzzled.

1,445 wordsTop pick UNIVERSALHighest score UNMUZZLED 30

56 of 1,445 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). U ranks #13 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 56 · most-used first

  • UNIVERSAL12
  • UNLIMITED12
  • UNCERTAIN11
  • UNDERWEAR13
  • UTILITIES9
  • UNRELATED10
  • UNUSUALLY12
  • UNCHANGED16
  • UNCOVERED15
  • UNDERTAKE14
  • UNHEALTHY18
  • UNPOPULAR13
  • UNWILLING13
  • UNANIMOUS11
  • UNDERMINE12
  • UNDERWENT13
  • UTILIZING19
  • UPGRADING14
  • UNDERGONE11
  • UPSETTING12
  • UNNATURAL9
  • UNLEASHED13
  • UNMARRIED12
  • UNDERWOOD14
  • UNDERTOOK14
  • UPLOADING13
  • UNNOTICED12
  • UNTOUCHED15
  • UNFOLDING14
  • UNTREATED10
  • UPLIFTING15
  • UNETHICAL14
  • UNLOCKING16
  • ULTIMATUM13
  • UNDERSIDE11
  • UNLOADING11
  • UNFOUNDED14
  • UNINSURED10
  • UNSETTLED10
  • UNVEILING13
  • UNDECIDED14
  • UNDERGOES11
  • UNEARTHED13
  • UNIFORMLY17
  • UNIFORMED15
  • UNIONISTS9
  • UNCHARTED15
  • UPHOLDING16

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All valid words 1,445

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  • UBIQUITIN20
  • UDDERLESS11
  • UDOMETERS12
  • UDOMETRIC14
  • UFOLOGIES13
  • UFOLOGIST13
  • UGLIFIERS13
  • UGLIFYING17
  • UINTAHITE12
  • UINTAITES9
  • UITLANDER10
  • ULCERATED12
  • ULCERATES11
  • ULIGINOSE10
  • ULIGINOUS10
  • ULMACEOUS13
  • ULOTRICHY17
  • ULTIMATED12
  • ULTIMATES11
  • ULTIMATUM13
  • ULTRACHIC16
  • ULTRACOLD12
  • ULTRACOOL11
  • ULTRAFAST12
  • ULTRAFINE12
  • ULTRAHEAT12
  • ULTRAHIGH16
  • ULTRAISMS11
  • ULTRAISTS9
  • ULTRALEFT12
  • ULTRAPOSH14
  • ULTRAPURE11
  • ULTRARARE9
  • ULTRAREDS10
  • ULTRARICH14
  • ULTRASAFE12
  • ULTRASLOW12
  • ULTRASOFT12
  • ULTRATHIN12
  • ULTRATINY12
  • ULTRAWIDE13
  • ULULATING10
  • ULULATION9
  • UMANGITES12
  • UMBELLATE13
  • UMBELLETS13
  • UMBELLULE13
  • UMBELULES13
  • UMBILICAL15
  • UMBILICUS15
  • UMBRACULA15
  • UMBRAGING15
  • UMBRATILE13
  • UMBRELLAS13
  • UMBRELLOS13
  • UMBRETTES13
  • UMBRIERES13
  • UMLAUTING12
  • UMPIRAGES14
  • UMPTEENTH16
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  • UNABATING12
  • UNABETTED12
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  • UNABJURED19
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  • UNABRADED13
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  • UNADMIRED13
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  • UNADORNED11
  • UNADVISED14
  • UNAIDABLE12
  • UNAIDEDLY14
  • UNALARMED12
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  • UNALLAYED13
  • UNALLEGED11
  • UNALLOWED13
  • UNALLOYED13
  • UNALTERED10
  • UNAMASSED12
  • UNAMENDED13
  • UNAMERCED14
  • UNAMIABLE13
  • UNAMUSING12
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  • UNANIMOUS11
  • UNANNEXED17
  • UNANNOYED13
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  • UNAPPAREL13
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  • UNAPTNESS11
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  • UNASHAMED15
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  • UNBANKEDS16
  • UNBANNING12
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  • UNBAPTIZE22
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  • UNBARRING12
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  • UNBEARDED13
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  • UNBEDDING14
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  • UNBEKNOWN18
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  • UNBERUFEN14
  • UNBESEEMS13
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  • UNBISHOPS16
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  • UNBLOCKED18
  • UNBLOODED13
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  • UNCOERCED14
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  • UNCONFINE14
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  • UNCONFUSE14
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  • UNCORKING16
  • UNCORRUPT13
  • UNCOUNTED12
  • UNCOUPLED14
  • UNCOUPLER13
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  • UNCOURTLY14
  • UNCOUTHER14
  • UNCOUTHLY17
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  • UNCRATING12
  • UNCRAZIER20
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  • UNCURABLE13
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  • UNPREDICT14
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  • UNPROPPED16
  • UNPROVIDE15
  • UNPROVOKE18
  • UNPUCKERS17
  • UNPURSING12
  • UNPURSUED12
  • UNPUZZLED30
  • UNPUZZLES29
  • UNQUAKING23
  • UNQUALIFY24
  • UNQUEENED19
  • UNQUEENLY21
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  • UNREADILY13
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  • UNREALISM11
  • UNREALITY12
  • UNREALIZE18
  • UNREASONS9
  • UNREAVING13
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  • UNREBUKED16
  • UNREDREST10
  • UNREDUCED13
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  • UNRELATED10
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  • UNRESERVE12
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  • UNRETIRED10
  • UNRETIRES9
  • UNREVISED13
  • UNREVOKED17
  • UNRIDABLE12
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  • UNRIDDLER11
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  • UNRIGGING12
  • UNRIPENED12
  • UNRIPPING14
  • UNRIVALED13
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  • UNROASTED10
  • UNROLLING10
  • UNROOFING13
  • UNROOSTED10
  • UNROOTING10
  • UNROSINED10
  • UNROUNDED11
  • UNROYALLY15
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  • UNRUFFLES15
  • UNRULIEST9
  • UNRUMPLED14
  • UNSADDLED12
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  • UNSAINTED10
  • UNSAINTLY12
  • UNSALABLE11
  • UNSALABLY14
  • UNSALUTED10
  • UNSAMPLED14
  • UNSATABLE11
  • UNSATIATE9
  • UNSAVOURY15
  • UNSAYABLE14
  • UNSCALING12
  • UNSCANNED12
  • UNSCARRED12
  • UNSCATHED15
  • UNSCENTED12
  • UNSCOURED12
  • UNSCREWED15
  • UNSCYTHED18
  • UNSEALING10
  • UNSEAMING12
  • UNSEASONS9
  • UNSEATING10
  • UNSECULAR11
  • UNSECURED12
  • UNSEDUCED13
  • UNSEEABLE11
  • UNSEELING10
  • UNSEEMING12
  • UNSELFING13
  • UNSELFISH15
  • UNSELLING10
  • UNSENSING10
  • UNSERIOUS9
  • UNSETTING10
  • UNSETTLED10
  • UNSETTLES9
  • UNSEVERED13
  • UNSEXIEST16
  • UNSHACKLE18
  • UNSHADOWS16
  • UNSHALING13
  • UNSHAPELY17
  • UNSHAPING15
  • UNSHEATHE15
  • UNSHELLED13
  • UNSHIFTED16
  • UNSHIPPED17
  • UNSHIRTED13
  • UNSHOCKED19
  • UNSHOEING13
  • UNSHOOTED13
  • UNSHOUTED13
  • UNSHOWIER15
  • UNSHRIVED16
  • UNSHRIVEN15
  • UNSHROUDS13
  • UNSHUNNED13
  • UNSHUTTER12
  • UNSICKLED16
  • UNSIGHING14
  • UNSIGHTED14
  • UNSIGHTLY16
  • UNSIMILAR11
  • UNSINEWED13
  • UNSISTING10
  • UNSIZABLE20
  • UNSKILFUL16
  • UNSKILLED14
  • UNSKIMMED18
  • UNSKINNED14
  • UNSLUICED12
  • UNSLUICES11
  • UNSMILING12
  • UNSMITTEN11
  • UNSMOOTHS14
  • UNSNAGGED12
  • UNSNAPPED14
  • UNSNARLED10
  • UNSNECKED16
  • UNSNUFFED16
  • UNSOBERLY14
  • UNSOCKETS15
  • UNSOLACED12
  • UNSOLDERS10
  • UNSOLIDLY13
  • UNSOOTHED13
  • UNSOULING10
  • UNSOUNDED11
  • UNSOUNDER10
  • UNSOUNDLY13
  • UNSOURCED12
  • UNSPARING12
  • UNSPARRED12
  • UNSPELLED12
  • UNSPHERED15
  • UNSPHERES14
  • UNSPILLED12
  • UNSPOILED12
  • UNSPOOLED12
  • UNSPOTTED12
  • UNSPRAYED15
  • UNSQUARED19
  • UNSTABLER11
  • UNSTACKED16
  • UNSTAINED10
  • UNSTALKED14
  • UNSTAMPED14
  • UNSTARRED10
  • UNSTATING10
  • UNSTAYING13
  • UNSTEELED10
  • UNSTEMMED14
  • UNSTEPPED14
  • UNSTERILE9
  • UNSTIFFEN15
  • UNSTIFLED13
  • UNSTILLED10
  • UNSTINTED10
  • UNSTIRRED10
  • UNSTOCKED16
  • UNSTOPPED14
  • UNSTOPPER13
  • UNSTOWING13
  • UNSTRINGS10
  • UNSTRIPED12
  • UNSTUDIED11
  • UNSTUFFED16
  • UNSTYLISH15
  • UNSUBDUED13
  • UNSUBJECT20
  • UNSUBTLER11
  • UNSUCCESS13
  • UNSUITING10
  • UNSULLIED10
  • UNSUSPECT13
  • UNSWADDLE14
  • UNSWATHED16
  • UNSWATHES15
  • UNSWOLLEN12
  • UNTACKING16
  • UNTACKLED16
  • UNTACKLES15
  • UNTACTFUL14
  • UNTAINTED10
  • UNTAMABLE13
  • UNTAMABLY16
  • UNTANGLED11
  • UNTANGLES10
  • UNTEACHES14
  • UNTEAMING12
  • UNTEMPERS13
  • UNTEMPTED14
  • UNTENABLE11
  • UNTENABLY14
  • UNTENANTS9
  • UNTENTING10
  • UNTENURED10
  • UNTETHERS12
  • UNTHANKED17
  • UNTHAWING16
  • UNTHOUGHT16
  • UNTHREADS13
  • UNTHRIFTS15
  • UNTHRIFTY18
  • UNTHRONED13
  • UNTHRONES12
  • UNTIDIEST10
  • UNTIDYING14
  • UNTIMEOUS11
  • UNTINNING10
  • UNTIRABLE11
  • UNTOILING10
  • UNTOMBING14
  • UNTOUCHED15
  • UNTRACING12
  • UNTRACKED16
  • UNTRAINED10
  • UNTRAPPED14
  • UNTREADED11
  • UNTREATED10
  • UNTRESSED10
  • UNTRIMMED14
  • UNTRODDEN11
  • UNTRUISMS11
  • UNTRUSSED10
  • UNTRUSSER9
  • UNTRUSSES9
  • UNTUCKING16
  • UNTUMBLED14
  • UNTUNABLE11
  • UNTUNABLY14
  • UNTUNEFUL12
  • UNTURFING13
  • UNTURNING10
  • UNTUTORED10
  • UNTWILLED13
  • UNTWINING13
  • UNTWISTED13
  • UNTYPABLE16
  • UNTYPICAL16
  • UNUNBIUMS13
  • UNUNUNIUM11
  • UNUSHERED13
  • UNUSUALLY12
  • UNUTTERED10
  • UNVAILING13
  • UNVARYING16
  • UNVEILERS12
  • UNVEILING13
  • UNVIRTUES12
  • UNVISITED13
  • UNVISORED13
  • UNVIZARDS22
  • UNVOICING15
  • UNWAKENED17
  • UNWARIEST12
  • UNWARLIKE16
  • UNWASHEDS16
  • UNWASTING13
  • UNWATCHED18
  • UNWATERED13
  • UNWEAPONS14
  • UNWEARIED13
  • UNWEAVING16
  • UNWEETING13
  • UNWEIGHED17
  • UNWEIGHTS16
  • UNWELCOME16
  • UNWHIPPED20
  • UNWIELDLY16
  • UNWILLING13
  • UNWINDERS13
  • UNWINDING14
  • UNWINKING17
  • UNWISDOMS15
  • UNWISHFUL18
  • UNWISHING16
  • UNWITCHED18
  • UNWITCHES17
  • UNWITTILY15
  • UNWITTING13
  • UNWOMANED15
  • UNWOMANLY17
  • UNWORKING17
  • UNWORLDLY16
  • UNWORRIED13
  • UNWOUNDED14
  • UNWRAPPED17
  • UNWREAKED17
  • UNWREATHE15
  • UNWRINKLE16
  • UNWRITING13
  • UNWRITTEN12
  • UNWROUGHT16
  • UNZEALOUS18
  • UNZIPPING23
  • UPAITHRIC16
  • UPBEARERS13
  • UPBEARING14
  • UPBINDING15
  • UPBLOWING17
  • UPBOILING14
  • UPBOUNDEN14
  • UPBRAIDED15
  • UPBRAIDER14
  • UPBRAYING17
  • UPBROUGHT17
  • UPBUILDER14
  • UPBURNING14
  • UPCASTING14
  • UPCATCHES18
  • UPCHEERED17
  • UPCHUCKED23
  • UPCLIMBED18
  • UPCLOSING14
  • UPCOILING14
  • UPCOUNTRY16
  • UPCURLING14
  • UPCURVING17
  • UPCYCLING19
  • UPDARTING13
  • UPDATABLE14
  • UPDOMINGS15
  • UPDRAGGED15
  • UPDRAUGHT16
  • UPDRAWING16
  • UPFILLING15
  • UPFLOWING18
  • UPFOLDING16
  • UPFOLLOWS17
  • UPFURLING15
  • UPGATHERS15
  • UPGIRDING14
  • UPGRADERS13
  • UPGRADING14
  • UPGROWING16
  • UPGROWTHS18
  • UPGUSHING16
  • UPHANGING16
  • UPHAUDING16
  • UPHEAPING17
  • UPHEAVALS17
  • UPHEAVERS17
  • UPHEAVING18
  • UPHOARDED16
  • UPHOISTED15
  • UPHOLDERS15
  • UPHOLDING16
  • UPHOLSTER14
  • UPHOORDED16
  • UPHURLING15
  • UPJETTING19
  • UPKNITTED16
  • UPLANDERS12
  • UPLANDISH15
  • UPLEADING13
  • UPLEANING12
  • UPLEAPING14
  • UPLIFTERS14
  • UPLIFTING15
  • UPLIGHTED16
  • UPLIGHTER15
  • UPLINKING16
  • UPLOADING13
  • UPLOCKING18
  • UPLOOKING16
  • UPMAKINGS18
  • UPMANSHIP18
  • UPPERCASE15
  • UPPERCUTS15
  • UPPERMOST15
  • UPPERPART15
  • UPPROPPED18
  • UPRAISERS11
  • UPRAISING12
  • UPREACHED17
  • UPREACHES16
  • UPREARING12
  • UPRIGHTED16
  • UPRIGHTLY18
  • UPRISINGS12
  • UPROARING12
  • UPROLLING12
  • UPROOTALS11
  • UPROOTERS11
  • UPROOTING12
  • UPROUSING12
  • UPRUNNING12
  • UPRUSHING15
  • UPSADAISY15
  • UPSCALING14
  • UPSELLING12
  • UPSENDING13
  • UPSETTERS11
  • UPSETTING12
  • UPSHIFTED18
  • UPSITTING12
  • UPSKILLED16
  • UPSOARING12
  • UPSPEARED14
  • UPSPRINGS14
  • UPSTAGERS12
  • UPSTAGING13
  • UPSTARING12
  • UPSTARTED12
  • UPSTATERS11
  • UPSTAYING15
  • UPSTEPPED16
  • UPSTIRRED12
  • UPSTREAMS13
  • UPSTROKES15
  • UPSURGING13
  • UPSWARMED17
  • UPSWAYING18
  • UPSWELLED15
  • UPSWOLLEN14
  • UPTALKING16
  • UPTEARING12
  • UPTHRUSTS14
  • UPTHUNDER15
  • UPTIGHTER15
  • UPTILTING12
  • UPTITLING12
  • UPTOSSING12
  • UPTOWNERS14
  • UPTRAINED12
  • UPTRILLED12
  • UPTURNING12
  • UPVALUING15
  • UPWAFTING18
  • UPWELLING15
  • UPWHIRLED18
  • UPWINDING16
  • UPWROUGHT18
  • URACHUSES14
  • URALITISE9
  • URALITIZE18
  • URANINITE9
  • URANISCUS11
  • URANOLOGY13
  • URBANISED12
  • URBANISES11
  • URBANISMS13
  • URBANISTS11
  • URBANITES11
  • URBANIZED21
  • URBANIZES20
  • URCEOLATE11
  • UREDINIAL10
  • UREDINIUM12
  • UREDINOUS10
  • UREDOSORI10
  • UREOTELIC11
  • URETHANED13
  • URETHANES12
  • URGENCIES12
  • URINARIES9
  • URINATING10
  • URINATION9
  • URINATIVE12
  • URINATORS9
  • URINEMIAS11
  • URINOLOGY13
  • URNFIELDS13
  • UROBILINS11
  • UROCHORDS15
  • UROCHROME16
  • URODELANS10
  • URODELOUS10
  • UROGENOUS10
  • UROGRAPHY18
  • UROKINASE13
  • UROLAGNIA10
  • UROLITHIC14
  • UROLOGIES10
  • UROLOGIST10
  • UROPODOUS12
  • UROPYGIAL15
  • UROPYGIUM17
  • UROSCOPIC15
  • UROSTEGES10
  • UROSTYLES12
  • URTICANTS11
  • URTICARIA11
  • URTICATED12
  • URTICATES11
  • URUSHIOLS12
  • USABILITY14
  • USELESSLY12
  • USERNAMES11
  • USHERETTE12
  • USHERINGS13
  • USHERSHIP17
  • USQUABAES20
  • USQUEBAES20
  • USUALNESS9
  • USUCAPION13
  • USUCAPTED14
  • USUFRUCTS14
  • USURESSES9
  • USURPEDLY15
  • USURPINGS12
  • UTEROTOMY14
  • UTILIDORS10
  • UTILISERS9
  • UTILISING10
  • UTILITIES9
  • UTILIZERS18
  • UTILIZING19
  • UTOPIASTS11
  • UTOPISTIC13
  • UTRICULAR11
  • UTRICULUS11
  • UTTERABLE11
  • UTTERANCE11
  • UTTERINGS10
  • UTTERLESS9
  • UTTERMOST11
  • UTTERNESS9
  • UVAROVITE15
  • UVEITIDES13
  • UVEITISES12
  • UXORIALLY19
  • UXORICIDE19
Letters by positionIn 80% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N80%
  2. P10%
  3. R4%
4th letter
  1. E23%
  2. A11%
  3. O11%
5th letter
  1. R17%
  2. A15%
  3. I9%
7th letter
  1. I27%
  2. T8%
  3. L8%
8th letter
  1. E41%
  2. N21%
  3. L8%
9th letter
  1. D32%
  2. S19%
  3. G18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; UNMUZZLED tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 44 words
  2. 10 points: 115 words
  3. 1111 points: 140 words
  4. 12 points: 258 words
  5. 1313 points: 234 words
  6. 14 points: 195 words
  7. 1515 points: 142 words
  8. 16 points: 127 words
  9. 1717 points: 74 words
  10. 18 points: 55 words
  11. 1919 points: 25 words
  12. 20 points: 14 words
  13. 2121 points: 7 words
  14. 22 points: 3 words
  15. 2323 points: 4 words
  16. 24 points: 1 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 0 words
  20. 28 points: 1 words
  21. 2929 points: 3 words
  22. 30 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNMUZZLED3035All three
UNPUZZLED3035All three
UNBRIZZED3033Collins only
UNDAZZLED2932Collins only
UNMUZZLES2934All three
UNPUZZLES2934All three
UNDAZZLES2831Collins only
UNQUALIFY2427Collins only
UNZIPPING2329All three
UPCHUCKED2327All three
UNQUAKING2328Collins · NWL
UNFAZABLE2327NWL only

U starters range from everyday words such as unlimited and underwear to less familiar tournament entries. The collection includes words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so acceptance can vary between games. Ending patterns also narrow the search quickly: D is the most frequent final letter, well ahead of S and G.

At a glance: 9-letter words starting with U

  • 1,445 nine-letter entries start with U across at least one tournament dictionary.
  • 56 entries rank among the most common English words by word frequency.
  • D is the leading final letter with 456 words; S follows with 273, then G with 263.
  • Unmuzzled, unpuzzled, and unbrizzed each score 30 points before board premiums.

Which U starters are easiest to recognize?

Universal, uncertain, unlimited, and unrelated are familiar choices when you need a word you can spot quickly. Other recognizable entries include undertake, unchanged, and unpopular. These examples show how often the opening U leads into ordinary prefixes such as un- and under-.

Familiarity is the exception, not a reliable filter: only 56 entries fall among the most common English words by frequency, while the full tournament list reaches 1,445. Less everyday words sit alongside common ones, so use the letter pattern to narrow possibilities rather than assuming every valid answer will sound familiar.

How should you use this U-word list for scoring?

For a score hunt, start with the tied leaders: unmuzzled, unpuzzled, and unbrizzed each score 30 points on their letters alone. Undazzled follows at 29, while unqualify scores 24. Those are tile totals before any premium squares, so a board placement can change the result.

9-letter words starting with U have an average score of 13.6, making the top scorers unusual rather than typical. Collins lists 1,411 entries, NWL2023 has 1,007, and ENABLE has 726, so check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 9-letter words start with U?
There are 1,445 nine-letter words starting with U in at least one tournament dictionary. The set includes familiar words such as universal and underwear alongside less common entries. Dictionary membership differs, so the accepted total depends on the list your game uses: Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.
What letters do 9-letter U words most often end with?
D is the most common ending, with 456 words, followed by S with 273 and G with 263. If your pattern has a known final letter, starting with the D group gives you the largest pool of candidates among these leading endings.
Which 9-letter word starting with U scores the most?
Unmuzzled, unpuzzled, and unbrizzed share the top score at 30 points before premium squares. Undazzled is next at 29. These are letter totals, not guaranteed board scores; the placement and any bonus squares affect the final result.

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