Common 10-letter words that start with U
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- university★16an institute of higher learning
- understand★12to grasp mentally
- understood★12to grasp mentally
- underlying★15to lie under
- ultimately★15in an ultimate manner
- undertaken★15enter upon an activity or enterprise
- unexpected★22not expected or anticipated
- unofficial★18not official
- underwater★14beneath the surface of the water
- unemployed★18not engaged in a gainful occupation
- ultrasound★11very high frequency sound
- underworld★15the criminal class
- unresolved★14not resolved
- upholstery★18covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
- undergoing★13to be subjected to
- unfinished★17not finished
All 1,539 words
10-letter words starting with UB (7)
Top score: UBIQUITARY, 24 points
10-letter words starting with UD (1)
Top score: UDOMETRIES, 13 points. the measurement of rain
10-letter words starting with UF (2)
Top score: UFOLOGICAL, 16 points. pertaining to ufology
10-letter words starting with UG (2)
Top score: UGSOMENESS, 13 points
10-letter words starting with UI (3)
Top score: UINTAHITES, 13 points (tied with one other)
10-letter words starting with UL (40)
Top score: ULTRAHEAVY, 19 points (tied with one other)
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10-letter words starting with UM (15)
Top score: UMBILIFORM, 19 points (tied with one other)
10-letter words starting with UN (1,298)
Top score: UNHOUZZLED, 32 points
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10-letter words starting with UP (82)
Top score: UPCHUCKING, 24 points. to vomit
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10-letter words starting with UR (53)
Top score: URBANIZING, 22 points. to cause to take on urban characteristics
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10-letter words starting with US (20)
Top score: USQUEBAUGH, 25 points. a liquor
10-letter words starting with UT (10)
Top score: UTILIZABLE, 21 points (tied with one other). capable of being utilized
10-letter words starting with UV (2)
Top score: UVAROVITES, 16 points
10-letter words starting with UX (4)
Top score: UXORICIDAL, 20 points (tied with two others)
About these words
- 1,539 of the 38,003 10-letter words start with U (4%).
- 837 are good in NWL2023, 1,503 in Collins Scrabble Words, 835 in WOW24 and 665 in the Words With Friends list. 46 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, unhouzzled scores the most (32), then unmuzzling and unpuzzling (31 each), then undazzling (30), then unoxidized (28).