5 Letter Words That Start With U

53 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 53 5 letter words that start with U in a standard word-game dictionary, sorted so the everyday words come first. Use the Wordle helper below to add letters you know, letters to leave out and a pattern, or scan the common words with their meanings.

Only 53 five-letter words start with U, which keeps this page pleasantly brief. Many begin with "un", like "under", "until", "union" and "unity", while others open with "up" or "ur", as in "upper" and "urban".

In Wordle, a U at the start is rare, so this short list is a real shortcut. "Uncle" is the easiest pick for young readers. "Ultra" ends in A, an unusual ending that is worth keeping in mind.

5-letter words starting with U: 53
Most used: under
Most common last letter: R 8 words

5 letter words starting with U: Wordle helper

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Most common 5-letter words that start with U

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	under	located below or beneath something else	adj.
2	until	no short meaning listed
3	using	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	verb
4	union	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer	noun
5	users	a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something	noun
6	units	any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange	noun
7	upper	higher in place or position	adj.
8	urban	relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area	adj.
9	usual	occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or...	adj.
10	upset	disturb the balance or stability of	verb
11	uncle	the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt	noun
12	ultra	(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm	adj.
13	usage	the act of using	noun
14	unity	an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting	noun
15	urged	force or impel in an indicated direction	verb
16	unite	act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief	verb
17	utter	articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise	verb
18	urges	force or impel in an indicated direction	verb
19	unfit	below the required standards for a purpose	adj.
20	usher	take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums	verb
21	undue	not yet payable	adj.
22	uncut	not trimmed	adj.
23	unify	become one	verb
24	upped	raise	verb
25	ulcer	a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting...	noun
26	unmet	no short meaning listed
27	usurp	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	verb
28	unzip	open the zipper of	verb
29	usury	an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest	noun
30	undid	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect	verb
31	unwed	of someone who has not been married	adj.
32	untie	undo the ties of	verb
33	unlit	not set afire or burning	adj.
34	ulnar	relating to or near the ulna	adj.
35	umber	an earth pigment	noun
36	umbra	a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light	noun
37	udder	mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)	noun
38	upend	become turned or set on end	verb
39	ulama	no short meaning listed	noun
40	ulema	no short meaning listed	noun
41	unbox	remove from a box	verb
42	uvula	a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate	noun
43	unary	consisting of or involving a single element or component	adj.
44	unban	no short meaning listed
45	unset	no short meaning listed
46	urate	a salt of uric acid	noun
47	uteri	a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus	noun
48	umbel	flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower...	noun
49	uveal	of or relating to the uvea of the eye	adj.
50	utile	being of use or service	adj.
51	unfed	not fed	adj.
52	usque	no short meaning listed
53	unsay	take back what one has said	verb