UR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 2 points
It depends on the list you play by. UR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 2 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UR is to know. It scores 2 from 2 tiles, takes 16 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UR scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in UR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206.
What stands out about UR
- UR is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UR mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A groaning, drawn-out hesitation noise, written in dialogue to suggest more reluctance than the brisker erm or um.
How UR is used
- Ur, I had not thought that far ahead.
- He answered with a long ur and nothing else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UR and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UR
Showing 24 of 388 words that begin with UR.
Words ending in UR
Showing 24 of 359 words that end in UR. Useful as a back hook: play UR onto a word already on the board.
Words with UR inside
Showing 24 of 9754 words that contain UR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about UR
- Is UR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UR is not in it.
- How many points is UR worth?
- UR is worth 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UR mean?
- A groaning, drawn-out hesitation noise, written in dialogue to suggest more reluctance than the brisker erm or um.
- What letters can be added to UR?
- UR takes 16 hooks: 11 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of UR:
Open UR in the Word Finder