Words That Start With UP

123 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 123 words that start with up, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with up: 123
Most used: upon
Shortest: ups
5 letter words: 4

Common words that start with up

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	upper	higher in place or position	5
2	update	modernize or bring up to date	6
3	upset	disturb the balance or stability of	5
4	updated	modernize or bring up to date	7
5	ups	raise	3
6	upcoming	of the relatively near future	8
7	updates	modernize or bring up to date	7
8	upgrade	rate higher; raise in value or esteem	7
9	upside	the highest or uppermost side of anything	6
10	upload	transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location	6
11	upgraded	rate higher; raise in value or esteem	8
12	uploaded	transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location	8
13	upstairs	on a floor above	8
14	upgrades	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)	8
15	upwards	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position	7
16	upright	in a vertical position; not sloping	7
17	uprising	organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another	8
18	upward	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position	6
19	updating	modernize or bring up to date	8
20	upgrading	rate higher; raise in value or esteem	9
21	upheld	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	6
22	upsetting	disturb the balance or stability of	9
23	upstream	toward the source or against the current	8
24	upbeat	pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic	6
25	uphold	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	6
26	upfront	frank and honest	7
27	upbringing	properties acquired during a person's formative years	10
28	uploading	transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location	9
29	uphill	against difficulties	6
30	upstate	in or toward the northern parts of a state	7
31	uplifting	the rise of something	9
32	upsets	an unhappy and worried mental state	6
33	uptown	a residential part of town away from the central commercial district	6
34	upscale	appropriate for people with good incomes	7
35	uptake	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)	6
36	uplift	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism	6
37	upkeep	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order	6
38	upholding	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	9
39	uproar	a state of commotion and noise and confusion	6
40	upheaval	a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)	8
41	uploads	transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location	7
42	upland	used of high or hilly country	6
43	upped	raise	5
44	uprisings	organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another	9
45	upholstery	covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture	10
46	uptight	being in a tense state	7
47	upping	raise	6
48	uprooted	move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment	8
49	upstart	an arrogant or presumptuous person	7
50	upholds	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	7

3 letter words that start with up

4 letter words that start with up

upon
updo

5 letter words that start with up

upper
upset
upped
upend

6 letter words that start with up

update
upside
upload
upward
upheld
upbeat
uphold
uphill
upsets
uptown
uptake
uplift
upkeep
uproar
upland
upping
uptick
uptime
uplink
uppers
upshot
uproot
uppity
upturn
upwind
upmost
upends
uprise

7 letter words that start with up

updated
updates
upgrade
upwards
upright
upfront
upstate
upscale
uploads
uptight
upstart
upholds
uplands
upsurge
upswing
upriver
upstage
upended
upsides
uptrend
upfield
updraft
uplifts
upsilon
updater
uprated
uplinks
uproots

8 letter words that start with up

upcoming
upgraded
uploaded
upstairs
upgrades
uprising
updating
upstream
upheaval
uprooted
uplifted
upturned
upmarket
uppercut
upwardly
uprights
upstaged
upstarts
upending
upraised
updrafts
upholder
upscaled
upstroke

9 letter words that start with up

upgrading
upsetting
uploading
uplifting
upholding
uprisings
uppermost
upheavals
uppercase
uprooting
upwelling
upcountry
uppercuts
upmanship
upscaling
upbraided
upstaging
upholders

10 letter words that start with up

upbringing
upholstery
upstanding
uproarious
upgradable
upperparts
upbuilding

11 letter words that start with up

upholstered
upgradeable
upholsterer
uprightness
upbringings

12 letter words that start with up

uproariously
upholstering
upholsterers

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Other starts: ul, um, un, ung, uni, ur, us, ut

Questions people ask

How many words start with up?

This list has 123 words starting with up, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with up?

upon, upper, update, upset, updated, ups, upcoming, updates.

What 5 letter words start with up?

upper, upset, upped, upend.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.