5-Letter Words Starting With UM
There are 8 five-letter words starting with UM in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.
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All 8 words
- umiak11 points
- umped10 points
- umbel9 points
- umber9 points
- umbra9 points
- umiaq16 points
- umbos9 points
- umiac9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 8
- By usage: 0 very common, 5 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- umiaq 16
- umiak 11
- umped 10
- umbel 9
- umber 9
- umbos 9
- umbra 9
- umiac 9
Most common
- umiak
- umped
- umbel
- umber
- umbra
- umiaq
- umbos
- umiac
Definitions
- umbel (noun)
- Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center.
- umber (adjective)
- Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments.
- umbra (noun)
- A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
Looking for five-letter words starting with UM? You are in the right place. This list has 8 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as UMIAK and UMPED appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with UM are there?
Our dictionary has 8 five-letter words starting with UM, of which 5 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 UM?
UMIAQ scores 16 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.