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178 Five-Letter Words Beginning With U
1. Udder: The mammary gland of female cattle, sheep, goats, and other mammals that produces milk.
2. Ulcer: A sore or lesion on the skin or mucous membrane, often causing discomfort or pain.
3. Ultra: Extremely or beyond a particular limit; often used as a prefix meaning ‘beyond’ or ‘excessively’.
4. Umbra: The darkest part of a shadow, especially during an eclipse.
5. Uncle: The brother of one’s father or mother, or the husband of one’s aunt.
6. Under: Situated below or lower than something else.
7. Undue: Excessive or unwarranted; more than is reasonable or necessary.
8. Unfed: Not having been given food; hungry or malnourished.
9. Unite: To come together or combine for a common purpose or action.
10. Untie: To undo or loosen something that is tied or fastened.
11. Upper: Situated above another part; higher in position.
12. Urban: Relating to or characteristic of a city or town.
13. Urine: A liquid by-product of metabolism excreted by the kidneys.
14. Usage: The manner in which a language or word is used; also, the amount or mode of utilizing something.
15. Usher: A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a formal event.
16. Usual: Habitually occurring or done; customary.
17. Usurp: To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.
18. Utile: Useful; serving a practical purpose.
19. Utter: To speak or express verbally; complete or absolute (when used as an adjective).
20. Uvula: The small, fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, which hangs above the throat.
21. Ulnas: The inner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm.
22. Umbel: A type of inflorescence in which a series of short flower stalks spread from a common point, somewhat like the ribs of an umbrella.
23. Unarm: To deprive of weapons or disarm.
24. Unbar: To remove a bar or bars from something, usually a door or gate, allowing it to be opened.
25. Uncap: To remove the cap or cover from something.
26. Uncus: A hooked anatomical structure or process.
27. Uncut: Not trimmed, shortened, or cut; in its original length or form.
28. Undid: Past tense of undo; to reverse or annul something.
29. Unfit: Not suitable or proper; not of the necessary standard.
30. Unfix: To detach or remove something that is fixed or fastened.
31. Unhip: Not up-to-date with current fashions, trends, or social attitudes.
32. Units: Individual entities or components that form part of a larger system or quantity.
33. Unkid: To relieve someone from joking or kidding; to become serious.
34. Unlay: To untwist or unweave the strands of a rope or cable.
35. Unlet: Not rented out or leased; available for rent.
36. Unmad: To restore to sanity; to calm down from a state of madness.
37. Unman: To deprive of courage or resolve; to cause someone to lose their masculinity.
38. Unmet: Not fulfilled or satisfied, especially needs or expectations.
39. Unpeg: To remove a peg from something; often used metaphorically to mean deregulate or detach from a fixed standard.
40. Unpin: To remove a pin or fastener from something.
41. Unrig: To dismantle or take apart, especially the rigging of a ship.
42. Unsay: To retract or take back something that was said.
43. Unset: Not fixed in position or not adjusted; free or loose.
44. Unsew: To undo or take apart something that has been sewn together.
45. Unsex: To deprive of sexual characteristics or gender; to make genderless.
46. Untax: To remove a tax or relieve from taxation.
47. Unwed: Not married; single.
48. Unwet: Not made wet; dry.
49. Upped: Past tense of ‘up’; increased or raised something.
50. Upset: To disturb the normal operation or functioning of something; also, an unexpected defeat or outcome.
51. Ursae: Plural form of Ursa, a Latin word for ‘bear,’ often referring to constellations like Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
52. Urged: Strongly recommended or encouraged someone to do something.
53. Urger: Someone who urges or pushes others to take action.
54. Urges: Strong desires or impulses to act.
55. Urial: A wild sheep found in central Asia, known for its reddish-brown coat and large horns.
56. Urned: Placed in an urn, especially the ashes of a cremated body.
57. Ursid: Belonging to the bear family (Ursidae).
58. Users: People or things that use or operate something.
59. Usury: The practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
60. Uteri: Plural form of uterus; the organ in female mammals where offspring develop during pregnancy.
61. Uveal: Relating to the uvea, the middle layer of the eye beneath the sclera and cornea.
62. Uveas: Plural form of uvea; the middle layer of the eye.
63. Uhlan: A type of light cavalryman, originally from Poland and later used by various European armies.
64. Ukase: An edict or decree, especially in imperial Russia.
65. Ulema: A body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.
66. Ulnad: Pertaining to the ulna, one of the bones in the forearm.
67. Ulpan: An institute or school for the intensive study of Hebrew, particularly by immigrants to Israel.
68. Umami: A category of taste in food corresponding to the flavor of glutamates, often described as savory or meaty.
69. Umiak: A large open boat used by Inuit people, made of wood and covered with skins.
70. Umped: Past tense of ‘ump’; to act as an umpire in a game.
71. Umpty: Indefinite and large in number or amount.
72. Unapt: Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances.
73. Unary: Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
74. Unaus: Plurals of unau, another term for the two-toed sloth.
75. Unbag: To remove something from a bag.
76. Unbid: Not invited or requested.
77. Unbox: To remove something from a box.
78. Uncoy: Not shy or modest; forward or brazen.
79. Undam: To remove a dam or obstruction.
80. Undee: Having a wavy or undulating pattern, often used in heraldry.
81. Undug: Not excavated or dug up.
82. Uneth: Archaic form of ‘uneasy’ or ‘difficult.’
83. Unget: To retrieve or regain something.
84. Ungot: Not acquired or obtained.
85. Ungum: To remove gum from something.
86. Unhad: Not experienced or possessed.
87. Unhat: To remove one’s hat.
88. Unhit: Not struck or impacted.
89. Unhot: No longer hot; cooled down.
90. Unica: Plural of unicum, meaning something unique or one of a kind.
91. Unify: To make or become united or whole.
92. Union: The action of joining together or the state of being joined.
93. Unism: A belief in unity or uniformity.
94. Unity: The state of being united or joined as a whole.
95. Unjam: To free something that is jammed or stuck.
96. Unked: Obsolete term meaning lonely or lonesome.
97. Unken: Obsolete term meaning not known or unfamiliar.
98. Unlaw: To break or violate the law.
99. Unled: Not guided or directed by someone else.
100. Unlid: To remove the lid from something.
101. Unlit: Not illuminated or lighted.
102. Unmew: To release or free from confinement.
103. Unmix: To separate or disentangle elements that were mixed together.
104. Unpay: To revoke a payment or recover money paid.
105. Unpen: To release from a pen or enclosure.
106. Unply: To separate or disentangle something that is plied or twisted together.
107. Unpot: To remove a plant from its pot.
108. Unrid: To free or clear someone or something from an unwanted condition.
109. Unrip: To open or undo something that has been sewn or fastened together.
110. Unsod: To remove sod or turf from the ground.
111. Untag: To remove a tag from something.
112. Untin: To remove tin or a tin coating from something.
113. Unwon: Not won or achieved.
114. Unwot: To not know or be unaware of something (archaic usage).
115. Upbow: A bowing movement upward on a string instrument.
116. Upbye: A Scots term meaning up the way or in an upward direction.
117. Updos: Hairstyles where the hair is arranged and secured above the head.
118. Updry: To dry something in an upward direction.
119. Upend: To turn something on its end or upside down.
120. Upjet: To rise or spurt upward like a jet.
121. Uplay: To emphasize or highlight something.
122. Upled: The past tense of uplead means to lead or direct upward.
123. Uprun: To rise or ascend swiftly.
124. Upsee: To lift or raise up, often in a cheerful manner (archaic).
125. Upsey: A term used to describe a lively, cheerful state, often in reference to drinking (archaic).
126. Upski: An upward or climbing movement, especially on skis.
127. Upspy: To notice or observe something from a higher position.
128. Uptie: To fasten or secure something in an upward direction.
129. Uraei: Plural form of uraeus, an ancient Egyptian symbol of a rearing cobra, representing sovereignty.
130. Urare: A poisonous substance derived from certain South American plants.
131. Urari: Another term for curare, a toxic substance used by indigenous South American people for poison darts.
132. Urase: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia.
133. Urate: A salt or ester of uric acid, often found in urine.
134. Urbic: Relating to or characteristic of a city or town.
135. Urdee: An obsolete term meaning pointed or sharply defined.
136. Ureal: Pertaining to urea, a compound found in urine.
137. Uredo: A fungal spore stage in the life cycle of rust fungi.
138. Ureic: Relating to urea or urine.
139. Ureid: A chemical compound derived from urea.
140. Urena: A genus of plants in the mallow family known for their fibrous bark.
141. Urent: Burning or hot (rare and archaic).
142. Urman: A term for an evergreen forest or taiga in Siberia.
143. Urnal: Relating to or characteristic of an urn.
144. Urped: Past tense of up, a slang term for vomit.
145. Usant: An archaic term meaning using or accustomed.
146. Usees: Those who are the recipients or users of something.
147. Usent: A term used to describe someone accustomed to a certain condition or situation.
148. Using: The action of employing or utilizing something.
149. Usnea: A type of lichen that grows on trees, often called ‘old man’s beard’.
150. Usque: A Scots word meaning whiskey or strong liquor.
151. Usure: An obsolete term meaning to practice usury or lend money at high interest rates.
152. Ulaid: A historical region and people in what is now northern Ireland.
153. Ulama: A body of Muslim scholars recognized for their knowledge of Islamic law and theology.
154. Ulmin: A brownish substance found in the decay of vegetable matter.
155. Ulnae: Plural of ulna; one of the bones in the forearm.
156. Ulnar: Relating to the ulna or the structures near it.
157. Umber: A natural brown earth pigment, used in art and painting.
158. Umble: A term used to describe the edible inner parts of animals, often used in medieval cuisine.
159. Umbos: Central bosses on shields or the rounded protuberances on seashells.
160. Umbre: A variation of umber, a brownish pigment.
161. Umiac: A large open boat used by Inuit people, made of wood and covered with skins.
162. Umiaq: Another spelling of umiak, a type of boat used by the Inuit.
163. Umpie: A playful or affectionate term for an umpire in sports.
164. Umrah: A pilgrimage to Mecca that can be undertaken at any time of the year, distinct from the Hajj.
165. Unais: Plural of unau, another term for the two-toed sloth.
166. Unbit: Not bitten or gnawed.
167. Unbog: To release or free from being bogged down.
168. Unces: A unit of measure for precious metals, an old spelling of ounces.
169. Uncia: An ancient Roman unit of weight, equivalent to one-twelfth of a Roman pound.
170. Undog: To release from being latched or secured, especially in reference to a door.
171. Undon: An archaic term meaning to undo or destroy.
172. Ungag: To remove a gag from someone, allowing them to speak.
173. Ungod: To remove the status or reverence of being a god.
174. Uplit: Illuminated from below or by light coming from underneath.
175. Upsum: A summary or overview of something.
176. Upton: A place name or surname meaning upper town.
177. Upyat: A term meaning to stay up late or through the night.
178. Urali: A member of an indigenous people of southern India.
Conclusion
We’ve explored a wealth of five-letter words, starting with U. This list offers more than just game-winning options. It’s a window into the richness of the English language.
From everyday terms like “uncle” to less common words like “ulema”, each entry adds depth to your vocabulary. These words can improve your writing, speech, and understanding of English.
Remember, language is always growing. While we’ve covered many U-words, there might be more out there. Keep exploring and learning new words.
This list is a starting point. Use it to spark your curiosity about words and their meanings. Whether for games, writing, or personal growth, these U-words are now part of your language toolkit.
