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Is UH a valid word?

U1
H4

Yes. UH is a valid word.

UH is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

UH is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

Used to express hesitation.

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About UH

UH is the sound people make while thinking of what to say next. It is a quiet place for the 4-point H, and one of the few two-letter words that begin with U: UH, UM, UN, UP, US and UT. With a letter in front it becomes DUH or HUH, and both put the H at the end of a word.

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UH scores 5 points

Before any bonus squares: U 1 + H 4 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

U1
H4

Example: UH as the first play

UH through the ★: U 1 + H 4 = 5, and the ★ doubles the first word: 10 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the H on a 3L square and UH is worth 13 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

In front of UH (2):

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from UH

Words that start with UH:

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of UH and these are still words:

  • AHused to express delight, relief or regret; to say ah
  • EHused to express doubt or surprise
  • OHto exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
  • SHused to urge silence
  • UMto hesitate or pause in speaking
  • UNone (dialect)
  • UPupward; also, to raise
  • USthe objective case of the pronoun we
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  • UTthe musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters U and H.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

UH + B

  • HUBthe central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

UH + D

UH + E

  • HUEthe quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

UH + G

  • HUGhold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  • UGH

UH + H

UH + M

  • HUMsing with closed lips

UH + N

UH + P

UH + T

  • HUTtemporary military shelter

Memory tip

UH is the sound of someone thinking out loud. It is one of the few two-letter words that start with U: UH, UM, UN, UP, US and UT.

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Other two-letter words starting with U

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