238 Words Starting With UR
The prefix UR appears in 238 words, from 3-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 46 entries. Average word length: 8.0 letters.
U-words split into two camps: the Germanic basics (up, us, under, use) and Latin/Greek formations (uniform, ultimate, universe). The prefix un- alone creates thousands.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with UR: URBANIZATIONS (24 pts), URBANIZATION (23 pts), URBANIZING (22 pts), URBANISTICALLY (21 pts), URBANIZED (21 pts). The shortest is URB (3 letters) and the longest is URBANISTICALLY (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in THAN.
Notable words: URBS — an urban area [n].; URAEI — an Egyptian symbol of kingship, a rearing cobra worn on the king's forehead or crown [n].; URACIL — a form of pyrimidine present in living tissue as a base of RNA [n].; URACILS — a form of pyrimidine present in living tissue as a base of RNA [n]. Browse words starting with HAD for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with UR?
URBANIZATIONS scores 24 points. Runner-up: URBANIZATION at 23 points. See words ending in TOT for more high-value options.
How many words start with UR?
Our dictionary has 238 words that start with UR. They range from 3 to 14 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (46).
What is the shortest word that starts with UR?
URB at just 3 letters. It means: an urban area [n].
Three-Letter Words (4)
URBURDURNURP
Four-Letter Words (9)
URBSURDSUREAURGEURICURNSURPSURSAURUS
Five-Letter Words (19)
URAEIURAREURARIURASEURATEURBANURBIAUREALUREASUREDOUREICURGEDURGERURGESURIALURINEURPEDURSAEURSID
Six-Letter Words (33)
URACILURAEUSURANIAURANICURANYLURARESURARISURASESURATESURATICURBANEURBIASURCHINUREASEUREDIAUREDOSUREIDEUREMIAUREMICURETERURETICURGENTURGERSURGINGURIALSURINALURINESUROPODURPINGURSIDSURSINEURTEXTURUSES
Seven-Letter Words (34)
URACILSURAEMIAURAEMICURALITEURANIASURANIDEURANISMURANITEURANIUMURANOUSURANYLSURBANERURCHINSUREASESUREDIALUREDIUMUREIDESUREMIASURETERSURETHANURETHRAURGENCYURIDINEURINALSURINARYURINATEURINOSEURINOUSURNLIKEURODELEUROLITHUROLOGYUROPODSURTEXTS
Eight-Letter Words (46)
URAEMIASURAEUSESURALITESURALITICURANIDESURANISMSURANITESURANITICURANIUMSURANYLICURBANELYURBANESTURBANISEURBANISMURBANISTURBANITEURBANITYURBANIZEUREDINIAURETERALURETERICURETHANEURETHANSURETHRAEURETHRALURETHRASURGENTLYURGINGLYURIDINESURINATEDURINATESURINATORURINEMIAURINEMICUROCHORDURODELESUROLITHSUROLOGICUROPODALUROPYGIAUROSCOPYUROSTYLEURSIFORMURTICANTURTICATEURUSHIOL
Nine-Letter Words (38)
URANINITEURANOLOGYURBANISEDURBANISESURBANISMSURBANISTSURBANITESURBANIZEDURBANIZESURCEOLATEUREDINIALUREDINIUMUREOTELICURETHANESURGENCIESURINARIESURINATINGURINATIONURINATIVEURINATORSURINEMIASUROCHORDSUROCHROMEUROGENOUSUROKINASEUROLITHICUROLOGIESUROLOGISTUROPODOUSUROPYGIALUROPYGIUMUROSCOPICUROSTYLESURTICANTSURTICARIAURTICATEDURTICATESURUSHIOLS
Ten-Letter Words (26)
URANINITESURBANISINGURBANISTICURBANITIESURBANIZINGURBANOLOGYUREDOSPOREUREOTELISMURETHRITISURICOSURICURICOTELICURINALYSESURINALYSISURINATIONSURINOMETERUROCHROMESUROGENITALUROKINASESUROLOGICALUROLOGISTSUROPYGIUMSUROSCOPIESURTICARIALURTICARIASURTICATINGURTICATION
Eleven-Letter Words (9)
URANOGRAPHYURANOLOGIESUREDIOSPOREUREDOSPORESUREOTELISMSURICOTELISMURINOMETERSUROCHORDATEURTICATIONS
Twelve-Letter Words (12)
URBANISATIONURBANIZATIONURBANOLOGIESURBANOLOGISTUREDIOSPORESURETHRITISESURETHROSCOPEURICOTELISMSURINOGENITALUROCHORDATESUROLITHIASESUROLITHIASIS
Thirteen-Letter Words (6)
URANOGRAPHIESURBANISATIONSURBANIZATIONSURBANOLOGISTSUREDINIOSPOREURETHROSCOPES
Fourteen-Letter Words (2)
URBANISTICALLYUREDINIOSPORES