Only in Collins.
UR is valid in the international Collins list used for crossword tile games outside North America, but not in the North American list.
UR is valid in the international Collins list but not in the NASPA Word List 2023, the North American list. If your group plays with the Collins toggle on, it counts; otherwise it can be challenged off the board.
About UR
UR is the sound of someone stalling, the way others say ER or UM. Collins players use it to place a U next to an R. In North American play, URN and RUE use the same two tiles plus one more.
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UR scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: U 1 + R 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: UR as the first play
Later in the game, put the U on a 3L square and UR is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of UR (5):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from UR
Words that start with UR:
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Swap any one letter of UR and these are still words:
- ARthe letter R
- ERused to express hesitation
- ORthe heraldic color gold
- UHused to express hesitation
- 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 R.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
UR + D
UR + E
- RUEEuropean strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves
UR + F
- FURthe dressed hairy coat of a mammal
UR + G
- RUGfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
UR + M
- RUMliquor distilled from fermented molasses
Memory tip
UR is the sound of someone hesitating, like ER. It is valid only in the Collins list.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with U
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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