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13 Letter Words Starting With U

There are 2367 valid 13 letter words that start with U, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

ubiquitarians - 24 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

ubiquitarians - 24 points

Words With Friends

ubiquitarians - 28 points

13 Letter Words (2367)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With u

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2367 word list is 58.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
🏆 #1 ubiquitarians 24 24 28 76
#2 uglifications 19 19 24 62
#3 ulotrichaceae 20 20 23 63
#4 ultracautious 15 15 20 50
#5 ultracritical 17 17 22 56
#6 ultradandyism 20 20 23 63
#7 ultradespotic 18 18 22 58
#8 ultradistance 16 16 20 52
#9 ultraeligible 16 16 22 54
#10 ultraelliptic 17 17 23 57
#11 ultraemphasis 20 20 23 63
#12 ultrafamiliar 18 18 22 58
#13 ultrafeminine 18 18 23 59
#14 ultrafiltered 17 17 20 54
#15 ultrafiltrate 16 16 19 51
#16 ultraheaviest 19 19 21 59
#17 ultraintimate 15 15 19 49
#18 ultrainvolved 20 20 26 66
#19 ultraleftisms 18 18 22 58
#20 ultraleftists 16 16 19 51

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 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 U will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with U for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with u?

ubiquitarians — worth 76 combined points (US Scrabble: 24, UK Scrabble: 24, Words With Friends: 28).

How many 13 letter words start with u?

2367 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter u words will come up far more often.