Word list

3 letter words starting with U

16 words in our dictionary start with U and have three letters. 5 of them are everyday words, such as USE, UPS, UFO, UGH.

16 words.

Everyday words 5

Rare words 11

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • UGH 7
  • UKE 7
  • UMM 7
  • UMP 7
  • UFO 6
  • UPO 5
  • UPS 5
  • URB 5

Letter after U

  • R
    3
  • M
    2
  • P
    2
  • T
    2
  • D
    1
  • F
    1
  • G
    1
  • K
    1

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Questions

How many 3 letter words starting with U are there?

Our dictionary has 16, and 5 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

UGH, worth 7 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 3 letter words starting with U?

USE, UPS, UFO, UGH, URN are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example u??.