Words starting with U
Every word in the dictionary whose first letter is U — 5,070 of 172,823.
- Words
- 5,070
- Everyday
- 757in the size-ranked core
- Longest
- 22unrepresentativenesses
- Shortest
- 26 words tie
- ubiquitous
- udder
- udders
- ugh
- uglier
- ugliest
- ugliness
- ugly
- ulcer
- ulcers
- ulterior
- ultimate
- ultimately
- ultimatum
- ultimatums
- ultra
- ultrasonic
- ultraviolet
- umbrella
- umbrellas
- umpire
- umpired
- umpires
- umpiring
- umpteen
- un
- unable
- unacceptable
- unacceptably
- unaccepted
- unaccountable
- unaccountably
- unadulterated
- unaffected
- unaltered
- unambiguous
- unambiguously
- unanimity
- unanimous
- unanimously
- unanswerable
- unanswered
- unarmed
- unassigned
- unassuming
- unattached
- unattainable
- unattended
- unattractive
- unauthorized
- unavailable
- unavoidable
- unaware
- unawares
- unbalanced
- unbearable
- unbearably
- unbeatable
- unbecoming
- unbelievable
- unbelievably
- unbelievers
- unbiased
- unblocked
- unborn
- unbreakable
- unbroken
- unburden
- unburdened
- unburdening
- unburdens
- uncannier
- uncanniest
- uncanny
- unceasing
- uncertain
- uncertainties
- uncertainty
- unchallenged
- unchanged
- uncharitable
- unchristian
- uncle
- unclean
- uncleaner
- uncleanest
- unclear
- uncles
- uncomfortable
- uncomfortably
- uncommon
- uncommoner
- uncommonest
- uncompromising
- unconcerned
- unconditional
- unconditionally
- unconfirmed
- unconnected
- unconscious
- unconsciously
- unconstitutional
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- uncontroversial
- unconventional
- unconvinced
- unconvincing
- uncountable
- uncouth
- uncover
- uncovered
- uncovering
- uncovers
- uncultured
- uncut
- undamaged
- undaunted
- undecidable
- undecided
- undecideds
- undefined
- undemocratic
- undeniable
- undeniably
- under
- underbrush
- undercover
- undercurrent
- undercurrents
- undercut
- underdog
- underdogs
- underestimate
- underestimated
- underestimates
- underestimating
- underfoot
- undergarment
- undergarments
- undergo
- undergoes
- undergoing
- undergone
- undergraduate
- undergraduates
- underground
- undergrounds
- undergrowth
- underhanded
- underlain
- underlay
- underlays
- underlie
- underlies
- underline
- underlined
- underlines
- underlining
- underlying
- undermine
- undermined
- undermines
- undermining
- underneath
- undernourished
- underpants
- underpass
- underpasses
- underprivileged
- underrate
- underrated
- underrates
- underrating
- underscore
- underscored
- underscores
- underscoring
- undershirt
- undershirts
- underside
- undersides
- understand
- understandable
- understandably
- understanding
- understandings
- understands
- understatement
- understatements
- understood
- understudied
- understudies
- understudy
- understudying
- undertake
- undertaken
- undertaker
- undertakers
- undertakes
- undertaking
- undertakings
- undertone
- undertones
- undertook
- undertow
- undertows
- underwater
- underwear
- underweight
- underwent
- underworld
- underworlds
- underwrite
- underwrites
- underwriting
- underwritten
- underwrote
- undeserved
- undesirable
- undesirables
- undetected
- undeveloped
- undid
- undisturbed
- undo
- undocumented
- undoes
- undoing
- undoings
- undone
- undoubted
- undoubtedly
- undress
- undressed
- undresses
- undressing
- undue
- unduly
- undying
- unearth
- unearthed
- unearthing
- unearthly
- unearths
- uneasier
- uneasiest
- uneasily
- uneasiness
- uneasy
- uneconomic
- uneconomical
- uneducated
- unemployable
- unemployed
- unemployment
- unenlightened
- unequal
- unequaled
- unequivocal
- unerring
- unethical
- uneven
- unevenly
- uneventful
- unexpected
- unexpectedly
- unexplained
- unfailing
- unfair
- unfairer
- unfairest
- unfairly
- unfaithful
- unfamiliar
- unfasten
- unfastened
- unfastening
- unfastens
- unfavorable
- unfeasible
- unfeeling
- unfilled
- unfinished
- unfit
- unfits
- unfitted
- unfitting
- unfold
- unfolded
- unfolding
- unfolds
- unforeseen
- unforgettable
- unforgivable
- unfortunate
- unfortunately
- unfortunates
- unfounded
- unfriendlier
Showing the first 300 of 5,070, everyday words first and alphabetical inside each group. The longer openings below cut this list into readable pieces.
What is in this list
The longest is unrepresentativenesses at 22 letters.
They run from 2 to 22 letters; 825 of them have 8 letters, more than any other length.
757 of them — 15% — are in the everyday tier; the rest are filed as rarer.
Every one of them contains an U.
The one furthest down the tiers is unionisations, filed in the unranked list.
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Longer openings that begin with U
Elsewhere
Ordered everyday words first, then alphabetical inside each group — the same rule on every list here. At most 300 are printed on one page.