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Words starting with U, then R, ending in T

127 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with U, end with T, and contain R in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • ubiquitous doesn't fit: it starts with U but ends with S, not T.
  • ugliest doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no R in the middle.

6-letter words

ungirt, unhurt, unrent, unrest, unroot, updart, upgirt, uproot, urgent, urtext

7-letter words

unburnt, undrest, unsmart, updraft, upfront, upright, upstart

8-letter words

ultrahot, ultraist, unbright, underact, undercut, undereat, underlet, underlit, underset, undreamt, unexpert, unforgot, unitrust, unlearnt, unripest, untruest, upmarket, uppercut, upthrust, urbanest, urbanist, urticant, usufruct

9-letter words

ultrafast, ultraheat, ultraleft, ultrasoft, uncorrupt, uncurrent, undercoat, underfoot, undergirt, undermost, underpart, underplot, undershot, underwent, unfairest, unperfect, unruliest, unwariest, uppermost, upperpart, urologist, uttermost

10-letter words

ultralight, ultraquiet, ultraright, ultrashort, ultrasmart, unapparent, unarrogant, unclearest, undercount, undercroft, underreact, undershirt, undershoot, underskirt, uniformest, uninterest, unpregnant, unreadiest

11-letter words

ultrasecret, ultraviolet, unabsorbent, unbrilliant, underbought, underreport, undertenant, underthrust, underweight, unimportant, unobservant, unreluctant, unrepentant, unresistant, unrestraint, unworthiest

12-letter words

ultracompact, ultradistant, ultraleftist, ultrarealist, ultraviolent, unconstraint, undercurrent, undergarment, underlayment, underpayment, universalist, urbanologist

13-letter words

ultramilitant, ultrarightist, ultraroyalist, unbelligerent, unfriendliest, unreminiscent

14-letter words

ultracompetent, ultraefficient, ultramodernist, understatement

15-letter words

ultraconvenient, underemployment, underinvestment

16-letter words

ultralightweight, ultranationalist, underachievement, underdevelopment, undernourishment

19-letter words

ultrasegregationist

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