11 Letter Words Starting With US
There are 14 valid 11 letter words that start with US, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 11-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
usquebaughs - 26 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
usquebaughs - 26 points
Words With Friends
usquebaughs - 30 points
11 Letter Words (14)
View all words starting with USTop 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With us
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 14 word list is 49.4 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | usabilities | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| #2 | useableness | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| #3 | uselessness | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 🏆 #4 | usquebaughs | 26 | 26 | 30 | 82 |
| #5 | ustulations | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| #6 | usualnesses | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| #7 | usucapients | 15 | 15 | 20 | 50 |
| #8 | usucaptable | 17 | 17 | 23 | 57 |
| #9 | usucaptible | 17 | 17 | 23 | 57 |
| #10 | usucaptions | 15 | 15 | 20 | 50 |
| #11 | usufructing | 17 | 17 | 23 | 57 |
| #12 | usurpations | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| #13 | usurpatures | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| #14 | usurpership | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 |
Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 11 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with US will give you far more flexible options try 11 letter words starting with US for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with us?
usquebaughs — worth 82 combined points (US Scrabble: 26, UK Scrabble: 26, Words With Friends: 30).
How many 11 letter words start with us?
14 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter us words will come up far more often.