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8-letter words with U as the 1st letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: ubieties, ubiquity, udometer.

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825 words

Word	Length	Syllables
ubieties	8	3
ubiquity	8	4
udometer	8	4
udometry	8	4
uglified	8	3
uglifier	8	3
uglifies	8	3
ugliness	8	3
uintaite	8	2
ukeleles	8	4
ukuleles	8	4
ulcerate	8	3
ulcering	8	3
ulcerous	8	3
ulexites	8	4
ulterior	8	3
ultimacy	8	4
ultimata	8	4
ultimate	8	3
ultradry	8	3
ultrahip	8	3
ultrahot	8	3
ultraism	8	2
ultraist	8	2
ultralow	8	3
ultrared	8	3
ululated	8	4
ululates	8	4
umangite	8	3
umbellar	8	3
umbelled	8	3
umbellet	8	3
umbering	8	3
umbilici	8	4
umbonate	8	3
umbrages	8	3
umbrella	8	3
umbrette	8	2
umlauted	8	3
umpirage	8	3
umpiring	8	3
umteenth	8	2
unabated	8	4
unabused	8	4
unafraid	8	3
unageing	8	3
unakites	8	4
unallied	8	3
unamused	8	4
unanchor	8	3
unaneled	8	4
unargued	8	3
unarming	8	3
unartful	8	3
unatoned	8	4
unavowed	8	4
unawaked	8	4
unawares	8	4
unbacked	8	3
unbanned	8	3
unbarbed	8	3
unbarred	8	3
unbathed	8	3
unbeared	8	3
unbeaten	8	3
unbelief	8	3
unbelted	8	3
unbended	8	3
unbenign	8	3
unbiased	8	3
unbidden	8	3
unbilled	8	3
unbitted	8	3
unbitten	8	3
unbitter	8	3
unblamed	8	3
unblocks	8	2
unbloody	8	3
unbodied	8	3
unbolted	8	3
unbonnet	8	3
unbosoms	8	3
unbought	8	2
unbouncy	8	3
unboxing	8	3
unbraced	8	3
unbraces	8	3
unbraids	8	2
unbraked	8	3
unbrakes	8	3
unbreech	8	2
unbridle	8	2
unbright	8	2
unbroken	8	3
unbuckle	8	2
unbuilds	8	2
unbundle	8	2
unburden	8	3
unburied	8	3
unburned	8	3
unbusted	8	3
unbutton	8	3
uncaging	8	3
uncaking	8	3
uncalled	8	3
uncandid	8	3
uncapped	8	3
uncaring	8	3
uncashed	8	3
uncasing	8	3
uncasked	8	3
uncatchy	8	3
uncaught	8	2
uncaused	8	3
unchains	8	2
unchancy	8	3
uncharge	8	2
unchaste	8	2
unchewed	8	3
unchicly	8	3
unchoked	8	3
unchokes	8	3
unchosen	8	3
unchurch	8	2
uncially	8	3
unciform	8	3
uncinate	8	3
unclamps	8	2
unclasps	8	2
unclench	8	2
unclinch	8	2
uncloaks	8	2
unclosed	8	3
uncloses	8	3
unclothe	8	2
unclouds	8	2
uncloyed	8	2
uncoated	8	3
uncocked	8	3
uncoffin	8	3
uncoiled	8	3
uncoined	8	3
uncombed	8	3
uncomely	8	4
uncommon	8	3
uncooked	8	3
uncooled	8	3
uncorked	8	3
uncouple	8	2
uncovers	8	3
uncrated	8	3
uncrates	8	3
uncreate	8	2
uncrowns	8	2
unctions	8	2
unctuous	8	2
uncuffed	8	3
uncurbed	8	3
uncurled	8	3
uncursed	8	3
undamped	8	3
undaring	8	3
undecked	8	3
undenied	8	3
underact	8	3
underage	8	3
underarm	8	3
underate	8	3
underbid	8	3
underbud	8	3
underbuy	8	3
undercut	8	3
underdid	8	3
underdog	8	3
undereat	8	3
underfed	8	3
underfur	8	3
undergod	8	3
underjaw	8	3
underlap	8	3
underlay	8	3
underlet	8	3
underlie	8	2
underlip	8	3
underlit	8	3
underpay	8	3
underpin	8	3
underran	8	3
underrun	8	3
undersea	8	3
underset	8	3
undertax	8	3
undertow	8	3
underway	8	3
undevout	8	3
undimmed	8	3
undoable	8	2
undocile	8	3
undocked	8	3
undoings	8	2
undotted	8	3
undouble	8	2
undraped	8	3
undrapes	8	3
undreamt	8	2
undubbed	8	3
undulant	8	3
undulate	8	3
undulled	8	3
unearned	8	3
unearths	8	2
uneasier	8	3
uneasily	8	4
unedible	8	3
unedited	8	4
unending	8	3
unenvied	8	3
unequals	8	3
unerased	8	4
unerotic	8	4
unerring	8	3
unevaded	8	4
unevener	8	4
unevenly	8	4
unexotic	8	4
unexpert	8	3
unfading	8	3
unfairer	8	3
unfairly	8	3
unfaiths	8	2
unfallen	8	3
unfamous	8	3
unfasten	8	3
unfeared	8	3
unfenced	8	3
unfences	8	3
unfetter	8	3
unfilial	8	3
unfilled	8	3
unfilmed	8	3
unfished	8	3
unfitted	8	3
unfixing	8	3
unflashy	8	3
unflexed	8	3
unfoiled	8	3
unfolded	8	3
unfolder	8	3
unforced	8	3
unforged	8	3
unforgot	8	3
unforked	8	3
unformed	8	3
unfought	8	2
unframed	8	3
unfreeze	8	2
unfrocks	8	2
unfrozen	8	3
unfunded	8	3
unfurled	8	3
ungainly	8	3
ungalled	8	3
ungenial	8	3
ungentle	8	2
ungently	8	3
ungifted	8	3
ungirded	8	3
unglazed	8	3
ungloved	8	3
ungloves	8	3
ungluing	8	2
ungotten	8	3
ungowned	8	3
ungraced	8	3
ungraded	8	3
ungreedy	8	3
unground	8	2
unguards	8	2
unguenta	8	3
unguents	8	2
unguided	8	3
ungulate	8	3
unhailed	8	3
unhaired	8	3
unhallow	8	3
unhalved	8	3
unhanded	8	3
unhanged	8	3
unharmed	8	3
unhatted	8	3
unhealed	8	3
unheated	8	3
unhedged	8	3
unheeded	8	3
unhelmed	8	3
unhelped	8	3
unheroic	8	3
unhinged	8	3
unhinges	8	3
unholier	8	3
unholily	8	4
unhooded	8	3
unhooked	8	3
unhorsed	8	3
unhorses	8	3
unhoused	8	3
unhouses	8	3
unhusked	8	3
unialgal	8	3
uniaxial	8	3
unicolor	8	4
unicorns	8	3
unicycle	8	3
unideaed	8	3
unifaces	8	4
unifiers	8	3
unifilar	8	4
uniforms	8	3
unifying	8	3
unilobed	8	4
unimbued	8	3
unionise	8	3
unionism	8	3
unionist	8	3
unionize	8	3
unipolar	8	4
uniquely	8	4
uniquest	8	3
unironed	8	4
unisexes	8	4
unisonal	8	4
unissued	8	3
unitages	8	4
unitards	8	3
unitedly	8	4
unitized	8	4
unitizer	8	4
unitizes	8	4
unitrust	8	3
univalve	8	3
universe	8	3
univocal	8	4
unjoined	8	3
unjoints	8	2
unjoyful	8	3
unjudged	8	3
unjustly	8	3
unkenned	8	3
unkennel	8	3
unkinder	8	3
unkindly	8	3
unkingly	8	3
unkinked	8	3
unkissed	8	3
unknowns	8	2
unkosher	8	3
unlacing	8	3
unlading	8	3
unlashed	8	3
unlashes	8	3
unlawful	8	3
unlaying	8	2
unleaded	8	3
unlearns	8	2
unlearnt	8	2
unleased	8	3
unlethal	8	3
unletted	8	3
unlevels	8	3
unlevied	8	3
unlicked	8	3
unlikely	8	4
unlimber	8	3
unlinked	8	3
unlisted	8	3
unlively	8	4
unliving	8	3
unloaded	8	3
unloader	8	3
unlocked	8	3
unloosed	8	3
unloosen	8	3
unlooses	8	3
unlovely	8	4
unloving	8	3
unmakers	8	3
unmaking	8	3
unmanful	8	3
unmanned	8	3
unmapped	8	3
unmarked	8	3
unmarred	8	3
unmasked	8	3
unmasker	8	3
unmatted	8	3
unmeetly	8	3
unmellow	8	3
unmelted	8	3
unmended	8	3
unmeshed	8	3
unmeshes	8	3
unmewing	8	3
unmilled	8	3
unmingle	8	2
unmiters	8	3
unmitred	8	3
unmitres	8	3
unmixing	8	3
unmodish	8	3
unmolded	8	3
unmolten	8	3
unmoored	8	3
unmoving	8	3
unmuffle	8	2
unmuzzle	8	2
unnailed	8	3
unneeded	8	3
unnerved	8	3
unnerves	8	3
unopened	8	4
unornate	8	3
unpacked	8	3
unpacker	8	3
unpaired	8	3
unparted	8	3
unpaying	8	2
unpeeled	8	3
unpegged	8	3
unpenned	8	3
unpeople	8	2
unperson	8	3
unpicked	8	3
unpiling	8	3
unpinned	8	3
unpitied	8	3
unplaced	8	3
unplaits	8	2
unplayed	8	2
unpliant	8	2
unplowed	8	3
unpoetic	8	3
unpoised	8	3
unpolite	8	3
unpolled	8	3
unposted	8	3
unpotted	8	3
unpretty	8	3
unpriced	8	3
unprimed	8	3
unprized	8	3
unprobed	8	3
unproved	8	3
unproven	8	3
unpruned	8	3
unpucker	8	3
unpurged	8	3
unpuzzle	8	2
unquiets	8	2
unquoted	8	3
unquotes	8	3
unraised	8	3
unranked	8	3
unravels	8	3
unreally	8	3
unreason	8	3
unreeled	8	3
unreeler	8	3
unreeved	8	3
unreeves	8	3
unrented	8	3
unrepaid	8	3
unrepair	8	3
unrested	8	3
unrhymed	8	3
unriddle	8	2
unrifled	8	3
unrigged	8	3
unrinsed	8	3
unripely	8	4
unripest	8	3
unripped	8	3
unrobing	8	3
unrolled	8	3
unroofed	8	3
unrooted	8	3
unrounds	8	2
unrulier	8	3
unrushed	8	3
unrusted	8	3
unsaddle	8	2
unsafely	8	4
unsafety	8	4
unsalted	8	3
unsavory	8	4
unsaying	8	2
unscaled	8	3
unscrews	8	2
unsealed	8	3
unseamed	8	3
unseared	8	3
unseated	8	3
unseeded	8	3
unseeing	8	2
unseemly	8	3
unseized	8	3
unserved	8	3
unsettle	8	2
unsewing	8	3
unsexing	8	3
unsexual	8	3
unshaded	8	3
unshaken	8	3
unshamed	8	3
unshaped	8	3
unshapen	8	3
unshared	8	3
unshaved	8	3
unshaven	8	3
unshells	8	2
unshifts	8	2
unshrunk	8	2
unsicker	8	3
unsifted	8	3
unsights	8	2
unsigned	8	3
unsilent	8	3
unsinful	8	3
unslaked	8	3
unsliced	8	3
unslings	8	2
unsmoked	8	3
unsnarls	8	2
unsoaked	8	3
unsocial	8	3
unsoiled	8	3
unsolder	8	3
unsolved	8	3
unsonsie	8	2
unsorted	8	3
unsought	8	2
unsoured	8	3
unspeaks	8	2
unsphere	8	2
unspoilt	8	2
unspoken	8	3
unsprung	8	2
unstable	8	2
unstably	8	3
unstacks	8	2
unstated	8	3
unstates	8	3
unstayed	8	2
unsteady	8	3
unsteels	8	2
unsticks	8	2
unstitch	8	2
unstoned	8	3
unstraps	8	2
unstress	8	2
unstring	8	2
unstrung	8	2
unstuffy	8	3
unsubtle	8	2
unsubtly	8	3
unsuited	8	3
unsurely	8	4
unswathe	8	2
unswayed	8	2
unswears	8	2
untacked	8	3
untagged	8	3
untangle	8	2
untanned	8	3
untapped	8	3
untasted	8	3
untaught	8	2
untended	8	3
untented	8	3
untested	8	3
untether	8	3
unthawed	8	3
unthinks	8	2
unthread	8	2
unthrone	8	2
untidied	8	3
untidier	8	3
untidies	8	3
untidily	8	4
untilled	8	3
untilted	8	3
untimely	8	4
untinged	8	3
untipped	8	3
untiring	8	3
untitled	8	3
untoward	8	3
untraced	8	3
untreads	8	2
untrendy	8	3
untruest	8	2
untrusty	8	3
untruths	8	2
untucked	8	3
untufted	8	3
untuning	8	3
unturned	8	3
untwined	8	3
untwines	8	3
untwists	8	2
ununited	8	4
unusable	8	3
unvalued	8	3
unvaried	8	3
unveiled	8	3
unveined	8	3
unversed	8	3
unviable	8	2
unvoiced	8	3
unvoices	8	3
unwalled	8	3
unwaning	8	3
unwanted	8	3
unwarier	8	3
unwarily	8	4
unwarmed	8	3
unwarned	8	3
unwarped	8	3
unwashed	8	3
unwasted	8	3
unweaned	8	3
unweaves	8	3
unwedded	8	3
unweeded	8	3
unweight	8	2
unwelded	8	3
unwetted	8	3
unwieldy	8	3
unwifely	8	4
unwilled	8	3
unwinder	8	3
unwisdom	8	3
unwisely	8	4
unwisest	8	3
unwished	8	3
unwishes	8	3
unwitted	8	3
unwonted	8	3
unwooded	8	3
unworked	8	3
unworthy	8	3
unyeaned	8	3
unyoking	8	3
unzipped	8	3
upbearer	8	3
upboiled	8	3
upbraids	8	2
upbuilds	8	2
upchucks	8	2
upclimbs	8	2
upcoiled	8	3
upcoming	8	3
upcurled	8	3
upcurved	8	3
upcurves	8	3
updarted	8	3
updaters	8	3
updating	8	3
updiving	8	3
updrafts	8	2
updrying	8	2
upending	8	3
upflings	8	2
upflowed	8	3
upfolded	8	3
upgather	8	3
upgazing	8	3
upgirded	8	3
upgraded	8	3
upgrades	8	3
upgrowth	8	2
upheaped	8	3
upheaval	8	3
upheaved	8	3
upheaver	8	3
upheaves	8	3
uphoards	8	2
upholder	8	3
uplander	8	3
upleaped	8	3
uplifted	8	3
uplifter	8	3
uplights	8	2
uploaded	8	3
upmarket	8	3
uppercut	8	3
uppiling	8	3
uppishly	8	3
upraised	8	3
upraiser	8	3
upraises	8	3
uprating	8	3
upreared	8	3
uprights	8	2
uprisers	8	3
uprising	8	3
uprivers	8	3
uprootal	8	3
uprooted	8	3
uprooter	8	3
uproused	8	3
uprouses	8	3
uprushed	8	3
uprushes	8	3
upscaled	8	3
upscales	8	3
upsetter	8	3
upshifts	8	2
upshoots	8	2
upsilons	8	3
upsoared	8	3
upsprang	8	2
upspring	8	2
upsprung	8	2
upstaged	8	3
upstages	8	3
upstairs	8	2
upstands	8	2
upstared	8	3
upstares	8	3
upstarts	8	2
upstater	8	3
upstates	8	3
upstream	8	2
upstroke	8	2
upsurged	8	3
upsurges	8	3
upsweeps	8	2
upswells	8	2
upswings	8	2
upthrown	8	2
upthrows	8	2
upthrust	8	2
uptilted	8	3
uptossed	8	3
uptosses	8	3
uptowner	8	3
uptrends	8	2
upturned	8	3
upwafted	8	3
upwardly	8	3
upwelled	8	3
uraemias	8	3
uraeuses	8	3
uralites	8	4
uralitic	8	4
uranides	8	4
uranisms	8	3
uranites	8	4
uranitic	8	4
uraniums	8	3
uranylic	8	4
urbanely	8	4
urbanest	8	3
urbanise	8	3
urbanism	8	3
urbanist	8	3
urbanite	8	3
urbanity	8	4
urbanize	8	3
uredinia	8	4
ureteral	8	4
ureteric	8	4
urethane	8	3
urethans	8	3
urethrae	8	2
urethral	8	3
urethras	8	3
urgently	8	3
urgingly	8	3
uridines	8	4
urinated	8	4
urinates	8	4
urinemia	8	4
urinemic	8	4
urochord	8	3
urodeles	8	4
uroliths	8	3
urologic	8	4
uropodal	8	4
uropygia	8	4
uroscopy	8	4
urostyle	8	3
ursiform	8	3
urticant	8	3
urticate	8	3
urushiol	8	3
usaunces	8	3
usefully	8	4
ushering	8	3
usquabae	8	2
usquebae	8	2
ustulate	8	3
usufruct	8	3
usurious	8	3
usurpers	8	3
usurping	8	3
utensils	8	3
uteruses	8	4
utilidor	8	4
utilised	8	4
utiliser	8	4
utilises	8	4
utilized	8	4
utilizer	8	4
utilizes	8	4
utopians	8	3
utopisms	8	3
utopists	8	3
utricles	8	3
utriculi	8	4
utterers	8	3
uttering	8	3
uvularly	8	4
uvulitis	8	4
uxorious	8	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping U locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.