5-Letter Words With U as the 1st Letter

420 valid 5-letter words have "U" in the 1st position. 34 are common words — narrow with this when you've locked a green tile.

34 common words420 valid words

Common Words (34)

Words most likely to be the answer.

unfed
unmet
usher
using
unify
ulcer
ultra
upset
unfit
unlit
usurp
unset
unite
undue
udder
usual
unzip
until
urban
utile
usage
uncle
urine
upper
utter
unwed
unity
under
uncut
umbra
union
undid
untie
uvula

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (386)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ualis
uapdu
uaupe
uayeb
ubald
uball
ubana
uchee
uckia
udale
udall
udasi
udela
udele
udell
udine
udish
uella
ugali
uglis
ugric
uhlan
uhllo
uhuru
uigur
uinal
uinta
ujiji
ukase
ukiah
ulama
ulana
ulane
ulani
ulans
ulcus
uledi
uleki
ulema
ulent
ulick
ulita
uller
ullin
ullur
ulman
ulmer
ulmic
ulmin
ulmus
ulnad
ulnae
ulnar
ulnas
uloid
ulose
ulous
ulpan
ulphi
ulric
ultan
ultor
ultun
uluhi
ululu
ulund
ulvan
ulvas
umaua
umbel
umber
umble
umbos
umbre
umeko
umest
umiac
umiak
umiaq
umiri
umist
ummps
umont
umped
umpty
umset
unact
unadd
unais
unami
unamo
unapt
unare
unark
unarm
unary
unaus
unbag
unbar
unbay
unbed
unbet
unbid
unbit
unbog
unbow
unbox
unboy
unbud
uncap
uncia
uncio
uncos
uncow
uncoy
uncus
undam
undee
unden
undig
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undim
undis
undog
undon
undro
undry
undub
undug
undye
uneye
unfar
unfew
unfix
unfur
ungag
unger
unget
ungka
ungod
ungot
ungum
unhad
unhap
unhat
unhcr
unhex
unhid
unhip
unhit
unhot
uniat
unice
unics
unido
uninn
unism
unist
units
unius
unjam
unked
unken
unket
unkey
unkid
unkin
unlap
unlaw
unlax
unlay
unled
unlet
unlid
unlie
unmad
unman
unmew
unmix
unnet
unnew
unode
unoil
unold
unona
unorn
unown
unpay
unpeg
unpen
unpin
unpot
unput
unram
unray
unred
unrid
unrig
unrip
unrow
unrra
unrun
unrwa
unsad
unsay
unsee
unsew
unsex
unshy
unsin
unsly
unson
unsty
unsun
untap
untar
untax
untin
untop
unurn
unuse
unwan
unwas
unwax
unweb
unwet
unwig
unwit
unwon
unwry
unzen
upali
uparm
upaya
upbar
upbay
upbid
upbow
upbuy
upbye
upcry
upcut
updos
updry
upeat
upend
upfly
upget
upham
upher
upjet
uplay
upleg
uplit
upmix
upolu
upped
uppop
uprid
uprip
uprun
upsey
upsit
upson
upsun
upsup
uptie
upton
upupa
upwax
upway
uraei
urali
urana
urare
urari
urase
urata
urate
urbai
urbas
urbia
urbic
urdar
urdee
urdur
ureal
ureas
uredo
ureic
ureid
urena
urent
urged
urgel
urger
urges
uriah
urial
urian
urias
urich
uriel
urien
uriia
urina
urion
urita
urite
urlar
urled
urman
urmia
urnae
urnal
urous
ursae
ursal
ursas
ursel
ursid
urson
ursuk
ursus
urubu
urucu
urutu
usaaf
usafa
usant
usara
usbeg
usbek
usecc
usent
users
ushak
ushas
ushga
usine
usita
uskok
uskub
uslta
usnas
usnea
usnic
usnin
usphs
uspto
usque
ussct
uster
usure
usury
utchy
utees
utend
uteri
utero
utham
uther
utica
utick
utley
utqgs
utrum
utsuk
uvala
uvate
uveal
uveas
uviol
uvito
uvres
uvrou
uvver
uwcsa
uwton
uxmal
uzara
uzbak
uzbeg
uzbek
uzial
uziel
uzzia

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 420 matches.

Most common letters

u420
n213
a154
e135
r125
i121
s101
l97
t86
p67

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 5th position is e, appearing in 40 of 420 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 49 with 1 unique vowel
  • 280 with 2 unique vowels
  • 91 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -er · 15 words
  • -et · 12 words
  • -id · 11 words
  • -an · 10 words
  • -as · 10 words

Strategy

34 answers and 420 valid guesses place U at position 1. Add another known letter to narrow it down.

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