4 Letter Words Starting with U
There are 37 four-letter words that start with U in our word list. The most common are USED, UPON and UGLY. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is UPBY (11 points).
- Words
- 37
- Top Scrabble word
- UPBY, 11 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- UPBY, 13 pts
- Common words
- 12
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Common four-letter words that start with U
The 21 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- used 5/6 employed in accomplishing something
- upon 6/9
- ugly 8/10 displeasing to the senses
- unit 4/6 any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- uses 4/5 (form of use) the act of using
- unto 4/6
- urge 5/7 force or impel in an indicated direction
- undo 5/7 cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- user 4/5 a person who makes use of a thing
- ulna 4/7 the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
- ursa 4/5
- urns 4/6 (form of urn) a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- uric 6/8 in or relating to or obtained from urine
- urea 4/5 the chief solid component of mammalian urine
- umbo 8/11 a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
- ulan 4/7
- umps 8/11 (form of ump) an official at a baseball game
- unde 5/7
- undy 8/9
- upas 6/8
- updo 7/9
All 37 four-letter words that start with U
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- udos5/6
- ughs8/9
- ugly8/10
- ukes8/9
- ulan4/7
- ulna4/7
- ulus4/7
- ulva7/10
- umbo8/11
- umps8/11
- unai4/6
- unau4/7
- unbe6/9
- unci6/9
- unco6/9
- unde5/7
- undo5/7
- undy8/9
- unit4/6
- unto4/6
- upas6/8
- upby11/13
- updo7/9
- upon6/9
- urbs6/8
- urds5/6
- urea4/5
- urge5/7
- uric6/8
- urns4/6
- ursa4/5
- urus4/6
- used5/6
- user4/5
- uses4/5
- utas4/5
- uvea7/9
Questions people ask
How many four-letter words that start with U are there?
Our word list has 37 four-letter words that start with U.
Which four-letter words that start with U score the most points?
In Scrabble it is UPBY with 11 points. In Words With Friends it is UPBY with 13 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common four-letter words that start with U?
The most used in everyday English are USED, UPON and UGLY.