6 Letter Words Starting with U

Common six-letter words that start with U

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

• unless 6/9
• united 7/9 characterized by unity
• urgent 7/10 compelling immediate action
• unique 15/18 radically distinctive and without equal
• useful 9/12 being of use or service
• unlike 10/13 marked by dissimilarity
• unable 8/12 (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
• unfair 9/11 not fair
• upside 9/11 the highest or uppermost side of anything
• unlock 12/16 open the lock of
• update 9/11 modernize or bring up to date
• uptown 11/14 a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
• unload 7/10 remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
• unpack 14/18 remove from its packing
• unreal 6/9 lacking in reality or substance or genuineness
• undone 7/10 not done
• uphold 12/14 keep or maintain in unaltered condition
• undead 8/10
• utmost 8/10 of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
• unborn 8/12 not yet brought into existence
• unseen 6/9 not seen or perceived
• uncles 8/12 (form of uncle) the brother of your father or mother
• uneasy 9/10 lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
• uterus 6/8 a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females
• upward 12/14 directed up
• unsafe 9/11 lacking in security or safety
• upsets 8/10 (form of upset) disturb the balance or stability of
• uplink 12/16 a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
• untrue 6/9 not according with the facts
• unkind 11/14 lacking kindness
• unions 6/9 (form of union) an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
• unfold 10/13 develop or come to a promising stage
• unholy 12/13 not hallowed or consecrated
• unwind 10/13 reverse the winding or twisting of
• uncool 8/12 (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
• ulcers 8/11 (form of ulcer) a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in…
• untold 7/10 too much to be measured
• unjust 13/18 not fair
• upload 9/12 transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
• utopia 8/10 a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
• urging 8/12 a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
• upbeat 10/13 pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
• untied 7/9 not tied
• umpire 10/13 an official at a baseball game
• uproar 8/10 a state of commotion and noise and confusion
• unrest 6/8 a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
• unsure 6/9 lacking self-confidence
• unpaid 9/12 not paid
• uglier 7/10 (form of ugli) large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
• unwise 9/11 showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

All 348 six-letter words that start with U

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.