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Words That Start With US

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Popular Words That Start With US

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With US 120 words

5-Letter Words Starting With US 10

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6-Letter Words Starting With US 16

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7-Letter Words Starting With US 19

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8-Letter Words Starting With US 13

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9-Letter Words Starting With US 15

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10-Letter Words Starting With US 19

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11-Letter Words Starting With US 12

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12-Letter Words Starting With US 6

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How common is US at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 120 words that start with US. Most are 7 letters long, they average 11.3 points, the best is USQUEBAUGHS (26 points) and 49.2% end in S.

Total words
120
Most common length
7 letters
19 words
Average Scrabble score
11.3
out of 26 max
Longest word
USUFRUCTUARIES
14 letters
Most common ending
S
49.2% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 49.2%
  • e 13.3%
  • y 10.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • io11.7%
  • ua7.5%
  • ea6.7%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with US

u 1s 1q 10u 1e 1b 3a 1u 1g 2h 4s 1

U 1 + S 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + B 3 + A 1 + U 1 + G 2 + H 4 + S 1 = 26 points

Double word
52 pts
Triple word
78 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

usquebaughs

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with US are there?

There are 120 words that start with US in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 19 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with US?

USQUEBAUGHS is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are USQUEBAUGH (25), USQUABAES (20), USQUEBAES (20).

What are some common words that start with US?

Everyday examples include USUALLY, US, USEFUL, USE, USER, USUAL, USAGE, USELESS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with US?

USUFRUCTUARIES has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, USELESSNESS (11 letters) is the longest common one.