5 Letter Words Starting with U

Common five-letter words that start with U

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• until 5/8
• under 6/8 located below or beneath something else
• uncle 7/11 the brother of your father or mother
• upset 7/9 disturb the balance or stability of
• using 6/9 (form of use) the act of using
• usual 5/8 occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
• union 5/8 an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
• units 5/7 (form of unit) any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• upper 9/12 the topmost one of two
• urine 5/7 liquid excretory product
• untie 5/7 undo the ties of
• utter 5/6 articulate
• urban 7/10 relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
• unite 5/7 act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
• unity 8/9 an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
• ulcer 7/10 a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in…
• usher 8/8 take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
• urges 6/8 (form of urge) force or impel in an indicated direction
• unfit 8/10 below the required standards for a purpose
• users 5/6 (form of user) a person who makes use of a thing
• urged 7/9 (form of urge) force or impel in an indicated direction
• ultra 5/7 (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
• upped 10/13 (form of up) being or moving higher in position or greater in some value
• unzip 16/19 open the zipper of
• uncut 7/11 not trimmed
• undue 6/9 not yet payable
• unwed 9/11 of someone who has not been married
• usage 6/8 the act of using
• unify 11/12 become one
• umber 9/12 an earth pigment
• undid 7/9
• udder 7/8 mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
• usurp 7/10 seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
• uvula 8/12 a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
• unfix 15/17
• usury 8/9 an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
• ulnar 5/8 relating to or near the ulna
• unfed 9/11 not fed
• unhip 10/12
• unlit 5/8 not set afire or burning
• unpin 7/11 remove the pins from
• unapt 7/10
• unsex 12/14 deprive of sex or sexual powers
• umped 10/13 (form of ump) an official at a baseball game
• ulnae 5/8
• uncap 9/13
• unhat 8/9
• unman 7/11 cause to lose one's nerve
• unmet 7/10
• unsay 8/9 take back what one has said

All 117 five-letter words that start with U

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.