5-Letter Words Starting With UN
81 wordsThe UN- prefix is one of English's most productive tools for negation and reversal. These five-letter words range from everyday reversals like UNTIE to specialized terms that catch even experienced word game players off guard.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
open the zipper of
remove from a box
make infertile
UNJAM dominates Words With Friends at 19 points thanks to the J being worth 10 points there versus 8 in Scrabble, where it scores only 14. UNZIP ties for the WWF lead at 19 points. For consistent value across both games, UNBOX and UNFIX perform well, though UNMIX edges slightly higher in WWF. The pattern holds: J and Z words gain relative value in Words With Friends.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
Common Words (likely answers)
UNSET offers a solid opening with three common consonants and one vowel, though the UN- start limits flexibility if those letters miss.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
not set afire or burning
"held an unlit cigarette"
make infertile
"She unsexed herself"
UNSEX means to make infertile or strip of sexual characteristics. Shakespeare coined it famously in Macbeth. Beyond its literary pedigree, the X makes it worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends—a rare combination of cultural cachet and scoring punch.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.