9 Letter Words Starting With US
There are 29 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
usquabaes - 20 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
usquabaes - 20 points
Words With Friends
usquabaes - 23 points
9 Letter Words (29)
View all words starting with USTop 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With us
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 29 word list is 41.1 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | usability | 14 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| #2 | uselessly | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #3 | usernames | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #4 | usherance | 14 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| #5 | usherette | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #6 | usherings | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #7 | usherless | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #8 | ushership | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
| #9 | usitative | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #10 | usneaceae | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #11 | uspanteca | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| #12 | uspeaking | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
| 🏆 #13 | usquabaes | 20 | 20 | 23 | 63 |
| #14 | usquebaes | 20 | 20 | 23 | 63 |
| #15 | ussingite | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #16 | ustorious | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #17 | ustulated | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #18 | ustulates | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #19 | usualness | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| #20 | usucapion | 13 | 13 | 18 | 44 |
Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 9 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 9 letter words starting with US for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with us?
usquabaes — worth 63 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 23).
How many 9 letter words start with us?
29 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter us words will come up far more often.