5 letter words starting with U
There are 251 5 letter words starting with u in this list, most common first. Filter by letters.
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The most-used 5 letter words starting with u, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- under
- adverbIn or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
- using
- nounuse; utilization
- until
- adjectiveNot tiled.
- union
- noun(countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- upper
- adjectiveAt a higher level, rank or position.
- units
- noun(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- urban
- adjectiveOf, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when…
- usual
- adjectiveMost commonly occurring; typical.
- unity
- noun(uncountable) Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- users
- nounOne who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
- uncle
- nounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- urine
- noun(physiology) Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
- usage
- nounThe act of using something; use, employment.
- urged
- verb(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 251 words in this list, 148 can be used as a noun, including under, using, union, upper, units. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
Using this for Wordle
Puzzle answers lean heavily on everyday words rather than obscure ones, and this list is sorted by exactly that: how often each word actually turns up in written English. So start at the top. On this list that means under, using, until, union, upper, units.
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How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many 5 letter words starting with u are there?
This list holds 251, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a 5 letter word starting with U be a noun?
Yes. 148 of the 251 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.