5 Letter Words Starting With US
There are 20 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
usque - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
usque - 14 points
Words With Friends
usque - 16 points
5 Letter Words (20)
View all words starting with USTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With us
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 20 word list is 22.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | usage | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #2 | usant | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #3 | usara | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #4 | usent | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #5 | users | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #6 | ushak | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #7 | ushas | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #8 | usher | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #9 | usine | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #10 | using | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| #11 | uskok | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #12 | usnea | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #13 | usnic | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #14 | usnin | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 🏆 #15 | usque | 14 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| #16 | uster | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #17 | usual | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| #18 | usure | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #19 | usurp | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #20 | usury | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 5 letter words starting with US for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with us?
usque — worth 44 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 5 letter words start with us?
20 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter us words will come up far more often.