How many words start with UR?

This page lists 224 words starting with UR, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With UR

All 224 words in our dictionary that begin with UR, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

224 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

urbanizations24 urbanization23 urbanizing22 urbanistically21 urbanized21 uranography20 urbanizes20 urethroscopes20 uranographies19 urbanize19 urethroscope19 urochordates18 uropygiums18 urediniospores17 urochordate17 urochromes17 uropygium17 urbanologists16 urbanology16 urediniospore16 urethritides16 uricotelisms16 urochrome16 urbanisations15 urbanologies15 urbanologist15 urediospores15 urethritises15 uricotelism15 urochords15 urolithiases15 urolithiasis15 uroscopy15 urbanisation14 urbanistic14 urediospore14 uredospores14 uricosuric14 uricotelic14 urochord14 urokinases14 uropygia14 uroscopies14 urtexts14 uranylic13 urbanely13 urbanising13 urbanisms13 urbanity13 uredospore13 ureotelisms13 urethrites13 urethritis13 urgency13 urgingly13 urinalyses13 urinalysis13 urinogenital13 urinometers13 urokinase13 urological13 ursiform13 urtext13 urticating13 urtications13 urbanised12 urbanism12 urbanities12 urchins12 uredinium12 ureotelism12 urethanes12 urgencies12 urgently12 urinemic12 urinometer12 urostyles12 urticarial12 urticarias12 urticated12 urtication12 urushiols12 uraemic11 urbanises11 urbanists11 urbanites11 urceolate11 urchin11 ureotelic11 urethane11 urethans11 urethrae11 urethral11 urethras11 urinemias11 urnlike11 urogenital11 uroliths11 urologic11 urologists11 urology11 uropodal11 urostyle11 urticants11 urticaria11 urticates11 urushiol11 uraemias10 uralitic10 uraninites10 uranisms10 uranitic10 uraniums10 uranyls10 urbanest10 urbanise10 urbanist10 urbanite10 uredinial10 uredium10 uremic10 ureteric10 urethan10 urethra10 urinary10 urinating10 urinations10 urinemia10 urolith10 urologies10 urologist10 uropods10 urticant10 urticate10 uracils9 uraemia9 uranides9 uraninite9 uranism9 uranium9 uranyl9 urbaner9 uredinia9 uremias9 uridines9 urinaries9 urinated9 urination9 urodeles9 uropod9 uracil8 uraeuses8 uralites8 uranic8 uranide8 uranites8 uratic8 urbane8 urbias8 uredial8 ureides8 uremia8 ureteral8 uretic8 urging8 uridine8 urinates8 urodele8 uralite7 uranias7 uranite7 uranous7 urban7 urbia7 ureases7 uredia7 uredos7 ureic7 ureide7 ureters7 urged7 urgent7 urgers7 urinals7 urinate7 urinose7 urinous7 uraeus6 urania6 urares6 uraris6 urases6 urates6 urbs6 urease6 uredo6 ureter6 urger6 urges6 urials6 uric6 urinal6 urines6 ursine6 uruses6 uraei5 urare5 urari5 urase5 urate5 urb5 urds5 ureal5 ureas5 urge5 urial5 urine5 ursae5 urd4 urea4 urns4 ursa4 urus4 urn3

Playing words that start with UR

Leading with UR lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 224 words here run from 3 to 14 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (45 entries). Wordle players have 17 five-letter options, and there are 34 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is URBANIZATIONS at 24 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are URBANIZATIONS (24), URBANIZATION (23), URBANIZING (22), URBANISTICALLY (21), URBANIZED (21). The longest entry is URBANISTICALLY at 14 letters, and the average word here is worth about 11 points. Letter-wise, U is the workhorse — it appears in 224 of these words, ahead of R (224) and I (148).

Three words worth learning first

URN — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing UREA across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.
URNS is easy to keep in memory: 4 letters, 4 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Five more everyday options from the same list: URSA (4), URUS (4), URAEI (5), URARE (5), URARI (5).

One chunk, many words: UR

If you are studying English, UR is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the UR pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the UR sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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