Words Starting With U
517 words accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzles since 2018 starting with U, with meanings, pronunciation, etymology and puzzle appearances for each. Browse all letters.
U Words
- udonNoun
A Japanese wheat noodle.
- uglilyAdverb
In an ugly manner.
- uglyAdjective · Noun
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- uhlanNoun
A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
- ukaseNoun
An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
- ukasesNoun
plural of ukase.
- ukeleleNoun
Alternative spelling of ukulele.
- ukuleleNoun
A small four-stringed guitar.
- ulemaNoun
plural of alim; the guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics.
- ullagedAdjective · Verb
Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).
- ulnaNoun
The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in…
- ulnaeNoun
plural of ulna
- ulnarAdjective
Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow
- ulpanNoun
An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants.
- ultimaNoun
The final syllable of a word.
- ultimataNoun
plural of ultimatum
- ultimatumNoun
A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified…
- ultimoAdjective · Adverb
On the last day (of a specified month).
- ultraAdjective · Noun
Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
- ultracoolAdjective
extremely cool
- ululantAdjective
Howling; wailing.
- ululateVerb
To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
- ululatedVerb
simple past and past participle of ululate
- umamiNoun
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
- umbelNoun
A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.
- umbeledAdjective
Having umbels.
- umbellateAdjective
Having umbels.
- umbelledAdjective
Having umbels.
- umbelletNoun
A secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule.
- umbelluleNoun
An umbellet.
- umbeluleNoun
Alternative form of umbellule.
- umiacNoun
Alternative spelling of umiak.
- umlautNoun · Verb
An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
- ummahNoun
The worldwide Muslim community.
- ummingVerb
present participle and gerund of um
- umpedVerb
simple past and past participle of ump
- umphInterjection
Alternative form of humph (“sound of doubt or disapproval”).
- umpingVerb
present participle and gerund of ump
- umpiringVerb
present participle and gerund of umpire
- umpteenDeterminer
Relatively large but unspecified in number.
- umpteenthAdjective
Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
- umptyAdjective
Indefinite in number; unspecified.
- unableAdjective · Interjection
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
- unacceptanceNoun
A lack of acceptance; the condition of not accepting something
- unaddedAdjective · Verb
Not yet added together.
- unadultAdjective
Not adult.
- unaffluentAdjective
Not affluent.
- unagedAdjective
Not having been aged.
- unagingAdjective
That does not age; timeless, immortal.
- unaiNoun
A two-toed sloth (Choloepus spp.).
- unalluringAdjective
Not alluring.
- unamenableAdjective
Not amenable; unsusceptible, unreceptive.
- unaneledAdjective
in the Christian faith, not having taken the sacred unction before dying
- unannexedAdjective
Not annexed.
- unaptAdjective
Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited.
- unarmVerb
To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from.
- unarrogantAdjective
Not arrogant.
- unattendedAdjective
Not attended; without persons present.
- unattenuatedAdjective
Not attenuated
- unattunedAdjective
not attuned
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