PHONETIC "u" words in the English language

NOTE: These words are part of 9,00+0 words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which shows his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "selected-phonetic" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

udder
ugly
ulna
ultra
ultrasonic
ultrasound
um
umber
umbilical
umbrella
ump
umpteen
umpteenth
unaccountable
unaccountably
unaffected
unafraid
unaided
unapproachable
unassailable
unassisted
unattended
unattractive
unavailable
unavailing
unavoidable
unavoidably
unbar
unbeatable
unbeaten
unbend
unbending
unbidden
unblushing
unborn
unbound
unbounded
unbuckle
unburden
uncannily
uncanny
uncharted

unclasp
unclassified
unclean
uncoil
uncork
uncountable
uncounted
uncut
undemonstrative
under
underarm
underbelly
underbid
underbrush
underclass
underclassman
undercoat
undercurrent
undercut
undergarment
undergo
undergrad
underground
underground
underhand
underhanded
underhandedly
underlain
underlay
underlie
underline
underling
undermine
underneath
underpaid
underpants
underpass
underpay
underpinning
underplay
underscore
undersea

undersell
undershirt
undershorts
underskirt
understand
understandable
understandably
understanding
understandingly
understudy
underway
underwent
underwritten
undid
undignified
undress
unease
uneasily
uneasy
unending
unethical
unfailing
unfailingly
unfair
unfairly
unfairness
unfaithful
unfaithfully
unfaithfulness
unfeeling
unfeelingly
unfit
unflappable
unflattering
unflinching
unfounded
unfurl
ungainly
ungodly
ungrammatical
unhand
unhappily

unhappy
unheeded
unhorse
unhurt
unimpeachable
unimportant
unimpressive
uninhabitable
uninhabited
uninhibited
unintended
uninterrupted
unjust
unjustified
unjustly
unkempt
unleash
unless
unlimited
unlisted
unload
unlock
unloose
unluckily
unlucky
unmanly
unmannerly
unmask
unneeded
unnerve
unnerving
unpack
unpaid
unpalatable
unplug
unprintable
unprofitable
unravel
unreadable
unreal
unrest
unruffled

unsaddle
unsatisfied
unscramble
unseal
unseat
unseemly
unseen
unselfish
unselfishly
unselfishness
unsentimental
unsettle
unsettled
unsettling
unskillful
unsound
unspeakable
unspeakably
unstop
unstoppable
unstuck
unsuspected
unsuspecting
unswerving
unsympathetic
untenable
unthinkable
unthinking
unthinkingly
untie
until
untreated
untried
untrue
unutterable
unutterably
unwed
unwell
unwilling
unwillingly
unwillingness
unwitting