12-Letter Words Starting With U
Looking for twelve-letter words that start with U? There are 439 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like UNIVERSITIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNAUTHORIZED, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- universities15
- unemployment21
- unauthorized25
- unacceptable20
- unregistered14
- unbelievable19
- unclassified18
- unreasonable14
- unidentified17
- unsuccessful19
- unrestricted15
- underwriting17
- unparalleled15
- unexpectedly27
- uncontrolled15
- undertakings18
- underwriters16
- undocumented18
- undetermined16
- undiscovered19
All 439 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- unbelievably 22
- unstructured 15
- untranslated 13
- unrecognized 25
- urbanization 23
- unsuspecting 17
- unreasonably 17
- underpinning 16
- unilaterally 15
- universalist 15
- unmistakable 20
- universality 18
- unscrupulous 16
- unsupervised 18
- undetectable 17
- unattractive 17
- uninstalling 13
- unimaginable 17
- unresponsive 17
- unaffiliated 19
- unproductive 20
- underwritten 16
- uncirculated 17
- unobstructed 17
- unprofitable 19
- unrestrained 13
- unchallenged 19
- uncorrelated 15
- unencumbered 19
- untouchables 19
- unsubsidized 25
- undemocratic 19
- unattainable 14
- unremarkable 20
- universalism 17
- unmanageable 17
- unmistakably 23
- urbanisation 14
- undercurrent 15
- unscientific 19
- unacceptably 23
- unofficially 23
- unconjugated 23
- uninterested 13
- unfathomable 22
- unconvincing 20
- unquestioned 22
- unforgivable 21
- underinsured 14
- upholsterers 17
- underscoring 16
- unionization 21
- underpayment 20
- unduplicated 18
- unchangeable 20
- unaffordable 21
- unobservable 19
- unimpressive 19
- undercutting 16
- unsatisfying 19
- unaccustomed 19
- unflattering 16
- unapologetic 17
- understaffed 20
- unsurprising 15
- undiminished 19
- undesignated 15
- unassailable 14
- underlayment 18
- unreservedly 19
- uncritically 19
- underpowered 19
- unprivileged 19
- unseasonably 17
- unadvertised 17
- underfunding 18
- unprincipled 19
- unanswerable 17
- uncalibrated 17
- unquenchable 28
- unobtainable 16
- underwhelmed 22
- uncultivated 18
- ubiquitously 26
- ultracompact 20
- unpopularity 19
- unpleasantly 17
- undergarment 16
- unverifiable 20
- unpardonable 17
- uneconomical 18
- unpersuasive 17
- unvaccinated 20
- unacquainted 24
- underpricing 18
- unnoticeable 16
- undesirables 15
- unconformity 22
- unattributed 15
- unworthiness 18
- unsanctioned 15
- unimaginably 20
- underexposed 23
- unfertilized 25
- unemployable 21
- undergrounds 15
- unitarianism 14
- unfortunates 15
- unsteadiness 13
- undercoating 16
- unregenerate 13
- unreinforced 18
- understating 14
- unprejudiced 25
- unmercifully 22
- unresolvable 17
- ungovernable 18
- unsystematic 19
- upholstering 18
- uncharitable 19
- unconsidered 16
- unseasonable 14
- uproariously 17
- unsearchable 19
- unscriptural 16
- uninfluenced 18
- unassociated 15
- unmarketable 20
- unaccredited 18
- understudied 15
- urolithiasis 15
- unthinkingly 23
- unprogrammed 20
- uneventfully 21
- unmeasurable 16
- unrepeatable 16
- unlistenable 14
- undisputable 17
- undischarged 20
- utilizations 21
- unappetizing 26
- utilitarians 12
- unifications 17
- underclothes 18
- unirradiated 14
- unbridgeable 18
- unpatentable 16
- undependable 18
- undersurface 18
- unionisation 12
- unreflective 20
- unlawfulness 18
- underachieve 21
- unreviewable 20
- unfaithfully 24
- unlikelihood 20
- unintegrated 14
- undervaluing 17
- unimportance 18
- unventilated 16
- unmyelinated 18
- uniformities 17
- undergirding 16
- ultraprecise 16
- uninstructed 15
- unwaveringly 22
- undersheriff 22
- unreconciled 17
- unhesitating 16
- undercounted 16
- unexpurgated 23
- uncommercial 20
- unsuspicious 16
- unscrambling 19
- underselling 14
- undiplomatic 19
- unremembered 19
- unpublicized 28
- uglification 18
- ultimateness 14
- ultracareful 17
- ultradistant 13
- ultraheating 16
- ultraleftism 17
- ultraleftist 15
- ultraliberal 14
- ultramarines 14
- ultramontane 14
- ultraradical 15
- ultrarealism 14
- ultrarealist 12
- ultrarefined 16
- ultraserious 12
- ultravacuums 19
- ultraviolent 15
- ultraviolets 15
- umbilication 18
- umbrageously 20
- unacclimated 19
- unaffectedly 24
- unaggressive 17
- unalleviated 16
- unambivalent 19
- unanalyzable 26
- unanswerably 20
- unappealable 18
- unappeasable 18
- unappeasably 21
- unassailably 17
- unattenuated 13
- unavailingly 19
- unbarricaded 18
- unbecomingly 22
- unbiasedness 15
- unblinkingly 22
- unblushingly 21
- unbreachable 21
- unbreathable 19
- uncalculated 17
- uncapturable 18
- uncelebrated 17
- uncensorious 14
- unchangeably 23
- unchangingly 22
- unchaperoned 20
- uncharitably 22
- unchasteness 17
- unchastities 17
- unchivalrous 20
- unchristened 18
- unchronicled 20
- uncinariases 14
- uncinariasis 14
- uncleanliest 14
- uncluttering 15
- uncoalescing 17
- uncoercively 22
- uncommonness 18
- uncompelling 19
- uncomplacent 20
- uncompounded 20
- unconfounded 19
- unconstraint 14
- uncontracted 17
- uncourageous 15
- uncovenanted 18
- unctuousness 14
- uncultivable 19
- undecillions 15
- undeciphered 21
- undecomposed 20
- undefoliated 17
- underbellies 15
- underbidders 17
- underbidding 18
- underbrushes 18
- underbudding 18
- undercharged 20
- undercharges 19
- underclasses 15
- undercooking 20
- undercooling 16
- underdrawers 17
- underexposes 22
- underfeeding 18
- undergrowths 20
- underheating 17
- underlapping 18
- underletting 14
- underloading 15
- underlyingly 20
- underplaying 19
- underpropped 20
- underreacted 16
- underreports 15
- underrunning 14
- undershirted 17
- undersigning 15
- understeered 14
- understories 13
- understudies 14
- undertenants 13
- underthrusts 16
- underutilize 22
- underweights 20
- underworking 21
- undigestible 16
- undistracted 16
- undramatized 25
- unearthliest 15
- uneasinesses 12
- unecological 17
- unembittered 17
- unevennesses 15
- unexpressive 24
- unfairnesses 15
- unfamiliarly 20
- unfastidious 16
- unflaggingly 21
- unflamboyant 22
- unformulated 18
- unfrequented 25
- unfriendlier 16
- unfruitfully 21
- ungainliness 13
- ungenerosity 16
- ungenerously 16
- ungentrified 17
- ungerminated 16
- unglamorized 25
- ungracefully 21
- ungraciously 18
- ungratefully 19
- unhandsomely 21
- unharnessing 16
- unhealthiest 18
- unhistorical 17
- unholinesses 15
- unhydrolyzed 32
- unhyphenated 24
- unhysterical 20
- unicamerally 19
- unifoliolate 15
- unillusioned 13
- uninoculated 15
- uniquenesses 21
- unironically 17
- unisexuality 22
- unitizations 21
- universalize 24
- unjustnesses 19
- unkennelling 17
- unkindliness 17
- unkindnesses 17
- unlikeliness 16
- unlikenesses 16
- unloveliness 15
- unmanageably 20
- unmanneredly 18
- unmechanized 29
- unmodernized 25
- unmoralities 14
- unnegotiable 15
- unnewsworthy 24
- unnilhexiums 24
- unnilpentium 16
- unnilquadium 24
- unnourishing 16
- unornamented 15
- unorthodoxly 26
- unoxygenated 24
- unperceptive 21
- unpretending 16
- unprofitably 22
- unpronounced 17
- unpropitious 16
- unprosperous 16
- unpunctuated 17
- unrealizable 23
- unrecyclable 21
- unredeemable 17
- unrelievedly 19
- unremarkably 23
- unremorseful 17
- unrestraints 12
- unreturnable 14
- unrhetorical 17
- unripenesses 14
- unrulinesses 12
- unscramblers 18
- unsearchably 22
- unseemliness 14
- unsegregated 15
- unsensitized 22
- unsettlement 14
- unsettlingly 16
- unsightliest 16
- unskillfully 22
- unsocialized 24
- unstableness 14
- unsterilized 22
- unstintingly 16
- unstoppering 17
- unstratified 16
- untenability 17
- untidinesses 13
- untimeliness 14
- untowardness 16
- untruthfully 21
- unvanquished 28
- unverbalized 27
- unwarinesses 15
- unwashedness 19
- unwieldiness 16
- unwontedness 16
- unworldliest 16
- unyieldingly 20
- upholsteries 17
- uppercutting 19
- uppishnesses 19
- uppitinesses 16
- uppitynesses 19
- uprootedness 15
- upwardnesses 18
- urbanologies 15
- urbanologist 15
- urediospores 15
- urethritides 16
- urethritises 15
- urethroscope 19
- uricotelisms 16
- urinogenital 13
- urochordates 18
- urolithiases 15
- usablenesses 14
- usefulnesses 15
- usufructuary 20
- usuriousness 12
- uxoriousness 19
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many twelve-letter words are there that start with U?
There are 439 twelve-letter words that start with U in the tournament word lists. The most common are UNIVERSITIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNAUTHORIZED.
What are common twelve-letter words that start with U?
UNIVERSITIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNAUTHORIZED, UNACCEPTABLE, UNREGISTERED are the most frequently used. The full list of 439 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.
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