Words Starting with U

Common words that start with U

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

• up 4/6 being or moving higher in position or greater in some value
• us 2/3 North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North…
• uh 5/5
• understand 12/15 know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
• used 5/6 employed in accomplishing something
• use 3/4 the act of using
• until 5/8
• under 6/8 located below or beneath something else
• um 4/6
• uncle 7/11 the brother of your father or mother
• unless 6/9
• upset 7/9 disturb the balance or stability of
• upstairs 10/12 on or of upper floors of a building
• using 6/9 (form of use) the act of using
• usually 10/13 under normal conditions
• upon 6/9
• united 7/9 characterized by unity
• ugly 8/10 displeasing to the senses
• usual 5/8 occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
• unit 4/6 any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• unfortunately 19/23 by bad luck
• understood 12/14 fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
• unbelievable 19/26 beyond belief or understanding
• universe 11/14 everything that exists anywhere
• uniform 12/15 always the same
• unusual 7/12 not usual or common or ordinary
• university 16/18 the body of faculty and students at a university
• understanding 16/21 the cognitive condition of someone who understands
• union 5/8 an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
• underwear 13/15 undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
• units 5/7 (form of unit) any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• useless 7/9 having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
• unhappy 17/19 experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
• underneath 14/16 on the lower or downward side
• uncomfortable 22/28 conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
• uses 4/5 (form of use) the act of using
• unknown 14/18 not known
• urgent 7/10 compelling immediate action
• ugh 7/8
• unique 15/18 radically distinctive and without equal
• useful 9/12 being of use or service
• upper 9/12 the topmost one of two
• underground 14/19 under the level of the ground
• unfortunate 14/18 not favored by fortune
• undercover 16/20 conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
• unconscious 15/21 not conscious
• understands 13/16 (form of understand) know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
• 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

The 1,000 most common of 5,069 words that start with U

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Longest: UNREPRESENTATIVENESSES (22 letters).