5-Letter Words Starting with U
There are 37 common five-letter words starting with U in Hintwordo's list, and 80 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are UNDER, UNTIL, USING, UPPER, USUAL, UPSET. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are N (in 59% of words), E (46%) and R (38%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (37)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 37 of 37
- very common: under
- very common: until
- very common: using
- very common: upper
- very common: usual
- very common: upset
- very common: uncle
- very common: union
- very common: ultra
- very common: usage
- very common: unity
- very common: unite
- very common: urban
- very common: utter
- common: unfit
- common: usher
- common: undue
- common: uncut
- common: unify
- common: upped
- common: ulcer
- common: unmet
- common: usurp
- less common: unzip
- less common: usury
- less common: undid
- less common: unwed
- less common: untie
- less common: unlit
- less common: ulnar
- less common: umber
- less common: umbra
- less common: udder
- less common: upend
- less common: unbox
- less common: uvula
- less common: unary
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- n59%
- e46%
- r38%
- t30%
- i30%
- l22%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| u100% | n49% | i14% | e30% | r22% |
A strong first guess from this list: unite
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is U, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another U-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (80)
users · units · urged · urine · urges · ulama · ulema · unban · unset · urate · uteri · umbel · uveal · utile · unfed · usque · unsay · unpin · ukase · uncap · ureas · unhip · updos · uhlan · umiak · usnea · unsex · ursae · uncus · uncia · unfix · unman · ulpan · unbar · unmew · unled · umped · unwon · umbos · umiac · unsew · urari · ungot · unaus · unmix · urase · updry · unlet · ulans · unhat · uredo · undee · unais · ureal · uncoy · unpeg · unwit · ulnae · unarm · ulvas · upbow · urial · uveas · unrip · uraei · unlay · umiaq · urger · unrig · upbye · unpen · uplit · urare · unapt · ureic · ulnad · urbia · uncos · ulnas · unbid