8-letter words starting with U
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter U. This section showcases how U at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with U, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| upstairs | 10 | on a floor above | they lived upstairs |
| universe | 11 | everything stated or assumed in a given discussion | - |
| ultimate | 10 | being the last or concluding element of a series | the ultimate sonata of that opus |
| umbrella | 12 | a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets | an air umbrella over England |
| unlikely | 15 | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred | legislation on the question is highly unlikely |
| unstable | 10 | affording no ease or reassurance | - |
| urgently | 12 | with great urgency | health care reform is needed urgently |
| unlocked | 15 | not firmly fastened or secured | an unlocked room |
| underway | 15 | currently in progress | preparations for the trial are underway |
| underage | 10 | not of legal age | - |
| uprising | 11 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| unsolved | 12 | not solved | many crimes remain unsolved |
| unwanted | 12 | not wanted | removed the unwanted vegetation |
| underdog | 11 | one at a disadvantage and expected to lose | - |
| upcoming | 15 | of the relatively near future | the upcoming spring fashions |
| unworthy | 17 | not deserving | - |
| uncommon | 14 | marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind | an uncommon sense of humor |
| unharmed | 14 | not injured or harmed | - |
| unlawful | 14 | contrary to or forbidden by law | unlawful measures |
| unloaded | 10 | (of weapons) not charged with ammunition | many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded |
| upgraded | 13 | - | - |
| ugliness | 9 | the quality of being wicked | - |
| upstream | 12 | toward the source or against the current | - |
| unspoken | 14 | not made explicit | some kind of unspoken agreement |
| uniquely | 20 | so as to be unique | he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound |
| unmarked | 15 | not taken into account | his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked |
| upheaval | 16 | a violent disturbance | - |
| unveiled | 12 | revealed; especially by having a veil removed | a new generation of unveiled women in Iran |
| utilized | 18 | put to use | - |
| uncalled | 11 | - | - |
| ulterior | 8 | coming at a subsequent time or stage | without ulterior argument |
| unmanned | 11 | lacking a crew | an unmanned satellite to Mars |
| unfairly | 14 | in an unfair manner | they dealt with him unfairly |
| untimely | 13 | badly timed | an untimely remark |
| unafraid | 12 | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them | - |
| unbutton | 10 | undo the buttons of | unbutton the shirt |
| unbroken | 14 | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded | unbroken promises |
| untoward | 12 | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | moved to curb their untoward ribaldry |
| undersea | 9 | beneath the surface of the sea | - |
| unifying | 15 | tending to unify | - |
| updating | 12 | the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something) | criminal records need regular updating |
| unlisted | 9 | not having your name entered on a voting list | an unlisted voter |
| unjustly | 18 | in an unjust manner | he was unjustly singled out for punishment |
| unsteady | 12 | not firmly or solidly positioned | climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder |
| urinated | 9 | - | - |
| unopened | 11 | not yet opened or unsealed | unopened Christmas presents |
| unturned | 9 | not turned | left no stone unturned |
| unwashed | 15 | of or associated with the great masses of people | the unwashed masses |
| unsavory | 14 | not pleasing in odor or taste | - |
| uppercut | 14 | a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) | - |
| unawares | 11 | at a disadvantage | - |
| unending | 10 | continuing forever or indefinitely | the unending bliss of heaven |
| unseemly | 13 | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | unseemly to use profanity |
| unfolded | 13 | - | - |
| unsigned | 10 | lacking a signature | the message was typewritten and unsigned |
| untangle | 9 | release from entanglement of difficulty | - |
| undertow | 12 | the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | - |
| untapped | 13 | not drawn upon or used | untapped reserves of coal |
| unicycle | 15 | a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | - |
| upturned | 11 | having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom | sat on an upturned bucket |
| unmasked | 15 | - | - |
| unfreeze | 20 | make (assets) available | - |
| unusable | 10 | not capable of being used | - |
| unshaven | 14 | not shaved | - |
| uplifted | 14 | exalted emotionally especially with pride | - |
| unburden | 11 | take the burden off; remove the burden from | unburden the donkey |
| unbeaten | 10 | not conquered | - |
| unhinged | 13 | affected with madness or insanity | - |
| unbiased | 11 | characterized by a lack of partiality | an unbiased account of her family problems |
| unleaded | 10 | not treated with lead | unleaded gasoline |
| unedited | 10 | not changed by editing | - |
| untested | 9 | not tried or tested by experience | still untested in battle |
| unproven | 13 | not proved | - |
| upstaged | 12 | - | - |
| uncooked | 15 | not cooked | - |
| undercut | 11 | the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column | - |
| unnerved | 12 | deprived of courage and strength | the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer |
| uncaring | 11 | lacking affection or warm feeling | an uncaring person |
| unzipped | 22 | - | - |
| underarm | 11 | with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level | - |
| unwieldy | 15 | difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape | we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter |
| unionize | 17 | form or join a union | The auto workers decided to unionize |
| unsuited | 9 | not easy to combine harmoniously | - |
| untended | 10 | lacking care and attention | untended garden was soon overgrown with weeds |
| unsettle | 8 | disturb the composure of | - |
| unshaved | 15 | not shaved | - |
| unionist | 8 | a worker who belongs to a trade union | - |
| unneeded | 10 | not necessary | - |
| unfrozen | 20 | not frozen | unfrozen ground |
| unevenly | 14 | in an unequal or partial manner | profits were distributed unevenly |
| unfasten | 11 | become undone or untied | The shoelaces unfastened |
| untiring | 9 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| underfed | 13 | not getting adequate food | gaunt underfed children |
| underlay | 12 | a pad placed under a carpet | - |
| unabated | 11 | continuing at full strength or intensity | the winds are unabated |
| unpeeled | 11 | - | - |
| unformed | 14 | not formed or organized | an as yet unformed government |
| unsealed | 9 | not established or confirmed | his doom is as yet unsealed |
| upmarket | 16 | designed for consumers with high incomes | he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats |
| unbuckle | 16 | undo the buckle of | - |
| ungainly | 12 | difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl |
| unerring | 9 | not liable to error | an unerring marksman |
| unspoilt | 10 | not left to spoil | - |
| utilised | 9 | put to use | - |
| unwisely | 14 | without good sense or judgment | - |
| unclench | 15 | - | - |
| undoable | 11 | impossible to achieve | - |
| unloving | 12 | not giving or reciprocating affection | - |
| unfilial | 11 | - | - |
| unseeing | 9 | lacking sight | - |
| unburied | 11 | not buried | - |
| unctuous | 10 | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | the unctuous Uriah Heep |
| unhealed | 12 | not healed | an unhealed wound |
| unsought | 12 | not desired | - |
| unpicked | 17 | - | - |
| urethane | 11 | an ester of carbamic acid | - |
| uxorious | 15 | foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife | - |
| uncaught | 14 | - | - |
| unmapped | 15 | (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated | - |
| unforced | 14 | not brought about by coercion or force | - |
| unheeded | 13 | disregarded | his cries were unheeded |
| unguided | 11 | not subject to guidance or control after launching | unguided missiles |
| unuseful | 11 | - | - |
| untucked | 15 | lacking tucks or not being tucked | the sheet came untucked |
| unreason | 8 | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | - |
| unproved | 14 | not proved | unproved allegations |
| upwardly | 17 | spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position | upwardly mobile |
| underpin | 11 | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | - |
| undocked | 16 | - | - |
| unbolted | 11 | not firmly fastened or secured | - |
| unbraced | 13 | without braces or props | - |
| unbelief | 13 | a rejection of belief | - |
| unbathed | 14 | - | - |
| unkissed | 13 | - | - |
| unitedly | 12 | with cooperation and interchange | - |
| unmoving | 14 | not in motion | - |
| unearned | 9 | not gained by merit or labor or service | accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism |
| uneasily | 11 | with anxiety or apprehension | - |
| unheated | 12 | not having been heated or warmed | an unheated room |
| unhorsed | 12 | - | - |
| ungentle | 9 | not of the nobility | of ignoble (or ungentle) birth |
| unstoned | 9 | - | - |
| unsorted | 9 | not categorized or sorted | - |
| unsocial | 10 | not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions | the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors |
| unviable | 13 | - | - |
| unvalued | 12 | having value that is not acknowledged | - |
| untidily | 12 | in a messy, untidy manner | - |
| unpolite | 10 | - | - |
| unpriced | 13 | - | - |
| unsexual | 15 | - | - |
| unsifted | 12 | - | - |
| unshared | 12 | not shared | - |
| unsalted | 9 | without salt or seasoning | - |
| usefully | 14 | in a useful manner | extra money could be usefully spent on this project |
| urbanite | 10 | - | - |
| unweeded | 13 | - | - |
| uncombed | 15 | (of hair) not combed | he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned |
| unburned | 11 | - | - |
| unchaste | 13 | not chaste | unchaste conduct |
| underlie | 9 | be or form the base for | - |
| undimmed | 14 | not made dim or less bright | undimmed headlights |
| ulcerous | 10 | having an ulcer or canker | - |
| unbidden | 12 | - | - |
| unbilled | 11 | - | - |
| unkennel | 12 | - | - |
| unliving | 12 | - | - |
| unloosed | 9 | - | - |
| unlovely | 14 | without beauty or charm | - |
| unfought | 15 | - | - |
| unstowed | 12 | - | - |
| unsummed | 13 | - | - |
| unsunned | 9 | - | - |
| unsupple | 12 | - | - |
| unsurely | 11 | - | - |
| unsurest | 8 | - | - |
| unswathe | 14 | - | - |
| unswayed | 15 | not influenced or affected | unswayed by personal considerations |
| unsucked | 15 | - | - |
| unsubtly | 13 | - | - |
| unstraps | 10 | - | - |
| unstress | 8 | - | - |
| unstring | 9 | remove the strings from | unstring my guitar |
| unstrips | 10 | - | - |
| unstruck | 14 | - | - |
| unstrung | 9 | emotionally upset | the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort |
| unstuffy | 17 | - | - |
| unsubtle | 10 | lacking subtlety; obvious | - |
| unswears | 11 | - | - |
| untacked | 15 | - | - |
| untackle | 14 | - | - |
| unteamed | 11 | - | - |
| untemper | 12 | - | - |
| untenant | 8 | - | - |
| untender | 9 | - | - |
| untented | 9 | - | - |
| untether | 11 | - | - |
| untaxing | 16 | - | - |
| untaught | 12 | lacking in schooling | untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient |
| untagged | 11 | lacking a label or tag | - |
| untailed | 9 | - | - |
| untaming | 11 | - | - |
| untanned | 9 | not converted to leather by a tanning agent | a whip made of untanned hide |
| untarred | 9 | - | - |
| untasted | 9 | still full | - |
| unthatch | 16 | - | - |
| unslings | 9 | - | - |
| unsoiled | 9 | without soil or spot or stain | - |
| unsolder | 9 | remove the soldering from | - |
| unsolemn | 10 | - | - |
| unsonsie | 8 | - | - |
| unsouled | 9 | - | - |
| unsodden | 10 | - | - |
| unsocket | 14 | - | - |
| unsluice | 10 | - | - |
| unsmoked | 15 | - | - |
| unsmooth | 13 | having or caused by an irregular surface | his unsmooth face |
| unsnarls | 8 | - | - |
| unsnecks | 14 | - | - |
| unsoaked | 13 | - | - |
| unsoaped | 11 | - | - |
| unsoured | 9 | not having turned bad | - |
| unspared | 11 | - | - |
| unspeaks | 14 | - | - |
| unstarry | 11 | - | - |
| unstated | 9 | not made explicit | his action is clear but his reason remains unstated |
| unstates | 8 | - | - |
| unstayed | 12 | - | - |
| unsteels | 8 | - | - |
| unsticks | 14 | - | - |
| unstitch | 13 | - | - |
| unstarch | 13 | - | - |
| unstacks | 14 | - | - |
| unspells | 10 | - | - |
| unsphere | 13 | - | - |
| unspools | 10 | - | - |
| unsprung | 11 | - | - |
| unstably | 13 | - | - |
| unstocks | 14 | - | - |
| ununbium | 12 | a radioactive transuranic element | - |
| unveined | 12 | - | - |
| unvented | 12 | not provided with vents | - |
| unversed | 12 | not having had extensive practice | - |
| unvested | 12 | - | - |
| unvetted | 12 | - | - |
| unviewed | 15 | - | - |
| unvirtue | 11 | - | - |
| unveiler | 11 | - | - |
| ununited | 9 | - | - |
| unusably | 13 | - | - |
| unvailed | 12 | - | - |
| unvailes | 11 | - | - |
| unvaried | 12 | lacking variety | - |
| unvisors | 11 | - | - |
| unvizard | 21 | - | - |
| unvoiced | 14 | not made explicit | - |
| unwarned | 12 | - | - |
| unwarped | 14 | - | - |
| unwashen | 14 | - | - |
| unwasted | 12 | - | - |
| unwaters | 11 | - | - |
| unwatery | 14 | - | - |
| unweaned | 12 | not weaned | some children remain unweaned until their second or third birthdays |
| unwarmed | 14 | not having been heated or warmed | unwarmed rolls |
| unwarily | 14 | without heed or caution | - |
| unvoices | 13 | - | - |
| unvulgar | 12 | - | - |
| unwalled | 12 | - | - |
| unwaning | 12 | - | - |
| unwarded | 13 | - | - |
| unwarely | 14 | - | - |
| unwarier | 11 | - | - |
| unweapon | 13 | - | - |
| untyings | 12 | - | - |
| unthawed | 15 | still frozen | there wasn't time to cook the unthawed turkey, so they had to settle for hotdogs |
| untilled | 9 | not plowed or harrowed or hoed | untilled land |
| untilted | 9 | - | - |
| untinged | 10 | - | - |
| untinned | 9 | - | - |
| untipped | 13 | not provided with a special tip | untipped cigarettes |
| untitled | 9 | not of the nobility | untitled civilians |
| untiling | 9 | - | - |
| untieing | 9 | - | - |
| unthinks | 15 | - | - |
| unthread | 12 | - | - |
| unthrift | 14 | - | - |
| unthrone | 11 | - | - |
| untidied | 10 | - | - |
| untidier | 9 | - | - |
| untidies | 9 | - | - |
| untombed | 13 | - | - |
| untraced | 11 | - | - |
| untufted | 12 | not adorned with tufts | untufted ears |
| untuning | 9 | - | - |
| unturbid | 11 | - | - |
| unturfed | 12 | - | - |
| untwined | 12 | - | - |
| untwines | 11 | - | - |
| untruths | 11 | - | - |
| untrusty | 11 | not worthy of trust or belief | - |
| untraces | 10 | - | - |
| untracks | 14 | - | - |
| untraded | 10 | - | - |
| untreads | 9 | - | - |
| untrendy | 12 | - | - |
| untruest | 8 | - | - |
| untruism | 10 | - | - |
| untrusts | 8 | - | - |
| untwists | 11 | - | - |
| unsliced | 11 | - | - |
| unpursed | 11 | - | - |
| unravels | 11 | - | - |
| unreally | 11 | - | - |
| unreaped | 11 | - | - |
| unreaved | 12 | - | - |
| unreaves | 11 | - | - |
| unrecked | 15 | - | - |
| unreeled | 9 | - | - |
| unranked | 13 | not arranged in order hierarchically | - |
| unraking | 13 | - | - |
| unpurses | 10 | - | - |
| unpuzzle | 28 | - | - |
| unqueens | 17 | - | - |
| unquiets | 17 | - | - |
| unquoted | 18 | - | - |
| unquotes | 17 | - | - |
| unracked | 15 | - | - |
| unraised | 9 | made without leavening | - |
| unreeler | 8 | - | - |
| unreeved | 12 | - | - |
| unreeves | 11 | - | - |
| unrifled | 12 | of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel | - |
| unrigged | 11 | stripped of rigging | - |
| unrights | 12 | - | - |
| unringed | 10 | - | - |
| unrinsed | 9 | - | - |
| unripely | 13 | - | - |
| unripest | 10 | - | - |
| unripped | 13 | - | - |
| unriddle | 10 | - | - |
| unridden | 10 | - | - |
| unreined | 9 | - | - |
| unrented | 9 | - | - |
| unrepaid | 11 | - | - |
| unrepair | 10 | - | - |
| unrested | 9 | not rested or refreshed | - |
| unretire | 8 | - | - |
| unrhymed | 17 | not having rhyme | writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net |
| unribbed | 13 | - | - |
| unrivets | 11 | - | - |
| unpurged | 12 | - | - |
| unplowed | 14 | (of farmland) not plowed | unplowed fields |
| unplumbs | 14 | - | - |
| unplumed | 13 | - | - |
| unplumes | 12 | - | - |
| unpoetic | 12 | - | - |
| unpoised | 11 | - | - |
| unpoison | 10 | - | - |
| unpolish | 13 | - | - |
| unpliant | 10 | - | - |
| unplayed | 14 | - | - |
| unpiling | 11 | - | - |
| unpinked | 15 | - | - |
| unpinned | 11 | - | - |
| unpitied | 11 | - | - |
| unpitted | 11 | - | - |
| unplaced | 13 | not one of the first three in a race or competition | - |
| unplaces | 12 | - | - |
| unplaits | 10 | - | - |
| unpolled | 11 | - | - |
| unpoping | 13 | - | - |
| unprized | 20 | - | - |
| unprobed | 13 | - | - |
| unproper | 12 | - | - |
| unpruned | 11 | - | - |
| unpucker | 16 | - | - |
| unpulled | 11 | - | - |
| unprison | 10 | - | - |
| unprimed | 13 | - | - |
| unposted | 11 | - | - |
| unpotted | 11 | not planted in pots | - |
| unpraise | 10 | - | - |
| unprayed | 14 | - | - |
| unpreach | 15 | - | - |
| unpretty | 13 | - | - |
| unpriest | 10 | - | - |
| unpurely | 13 | - | - |
| unsexist | 15 | - | - |
| unshaded | 13 | not darkened or dimmed by shade | an unshaded meadow |
| unshadow | 15 | - | - |
| unshaked | 16 | - | - |
| unshaken | 15 | unshaken in purpose | - |
| unshaled | 12 | - | - |
| unshales | 11 | - | - |
| unsexing | 16 | - | - |
| unsewing | 12 | - | - |
| unseized | 18 | - | - |
| unseldom | 11 | - | - |
| unselfed | 12 | - | - |
| unselves | 11 | - | - |
| unsensed | 9 | - | - |
| unsenses | 8 | - | - |
| unserved | 12 | - | - |
| unshamed | 14 | - | - |
| unshaped | 14 | incompletely or imperfectly shaped | unshaped dough |
| unshapen | 13 | incompletely or imperfectly shaped | - |
| unshrunk | 15 | - | - |
| unsicker | 14 | - | - |
| unsights | 12 | - | - |
| unsilent | 8 | - | - |
| unsinews | 11 | - | - |
| unsinful | 11 | - | - |
| unshrubd | 14 | - | - |
| unshroud | 12 | - | - |
| unshapes | 13 | - | - |
| unshells | 11 | - | - |
| unshifts | 14 | - | - |
| unshoots | 11 | - | - |
| unshouts | 11 | - | - |
| unslaked | 13 | - | - |
| unseelie | 8 | - | - |
| unrobing | 11 | - | - |
| unrubbed | 13 | - | - |
| unruffle | 14 | - | - |
| unrulier | 8 | - | - |
| unrushed | 12 | - | - |
| unrusted | 9 | - | - |
| unsaddle | 10 | remove the saddle from | They unsaddled their mounts |
| unsafely | 14 | - | - |
| unsafest | 11 | - | - |
| unroused | 9 | - | - |
| unrounds | 9 | - | - |
| unrolled | 9 | - | - |
| unroofed | 12 | having no roof | an unroofed shed |
| unroosts | 8 | - | - |
| unrooted | 9 | - | - |
| unroping | 11 | - | - |
| unrotted | 9 | - | - |
| unrotten | 8 | - | - |
| unrouged | 10 | not wearing rouge | unrouged lips |
| unsafety | 14 | - | - |
| unsailed | 9 | - | - |
| unsained | 9 | - | - |
| unseamed | 11 | smooth, especially of skin | his unseamed face |
| unseared | 9 | - | - |
| unseason | 8 | - | - |
| unseated | 9 | - | - |
| unsecret | 10 | - | - |
| unseeded | 10 | (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it | - |
| unscrews | 13 | - | - |
| unscales | 10 | - | - |
| unsaints | 8 | - | - |
| unsapped | 13 | - | - |
| unsashed | 12 | - | - |
| unsating | 9 | - | - |
| unsaying | 12 | - | - |
| unscaled | 11 | - | - |
| unseeled | 9 | - | - |
| urethras | 11 | - | - |
| urinemic | 12 | - | - |
| urnfield | 12 | - | - |
| urobilin | 10 | brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine | - |
| urochord | 14 | primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | - |
| urodelan | 9 | - | - |
| urodeles | 9 | - | - |
| uroliths | 11 | - | - |
| urologic | 11 | - | - |
| urinemia | 10 | - | - |
| urinator | 8 | a person who urinates | - |
| urgences | 11 | - | - |
| urgingly | 13 | - | - |
| uricases | 10 | - | - |
| uridines | 9 | - | - |
| uridylic | 14 | - | - |
| urinates | 8 | - | - |
| uromeres | 10 | - | - |
| uropodal | 11 | - | - |
| uropygia | 14 | - | - |
| username | 10 | - | - |
| usheress | 11 | - | - |
| ushering | 12 | - | - |
| usquabae | 19 | - | - |
| usquebae | 19 | - | - |
| ustulate | 8 | - | - |
| usucapts | 12 | - | - |
| usaunces | 10 | - | - |
| urushiol | 11 | - | - |
| uroscopy | 15 | - | - |
| urosomes | 10 | - | - |
| urostege | 9 | - | - |
| urostomy | 13 | - | - |
| urostyle | 11 | - | - |
| ursiform | 13 | - | - |
| urticant | 10 | - | - |
| urticate | 10 | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | - |
| usufruct | 13 | a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way | - |
| urethral | 11 | of or relating to the urethra | - |
| upthrust | 13 | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | - |
| upwelled | 14 | - | - |
| upwhirls | 16 | - | - |
| uraemias | 10 | - | - |
