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5-Letter Words Starting With U and Ending in R

There are 10 five-letter words starting with U and ending in R in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.

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All 10 words

  • upper9 points
  • under6 points
  • utter5 points
  • usher8 points
  • udder7 points
  • ulcer7 points
  • umber9 points
  • unbar7 points
  • ulnar5 points
  • urger6 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 10
  • By usage: 6 very common, 3 common, 1 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. umber 9
  2. upper 9
  3. usher 8
  4. udder 7
  5. ulcer 7
  6. unbar 7
  7. under 6
  8. urger 6
  9. ulnar 5
  10. utter 5

Most common

  1. upper
  2. under
  3. utter
  4. usher
  5. udder
  6. ulcer
  7. umber
  8. unbar
  9. ulnar
  10. urger

Definitions

upper (adjective)
The topmost one of two; upper.
under (adjective)
Located below or beneath something else.
utter (adjective)
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
usher (noun)
An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber.

This page lists every one of the 10 five-letter words starting with U and ending in R in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so UPPER, UNDER and UTTER sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.

How to use this page

The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.

Tips

A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with U and ending in R are there?

Our dictionary has 10 five-letter words starting with U and ending in R, of which 9 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with U and ending in R?

UMBER scores 9 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

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