5 letter words starting with um

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with um.

  • UMAMI
  • UMBEL
  • UMBER
  • UMBLE
  • UMBOS
  • UMBRA
  • UMBRE
  • UMIAC
  • UMIAK
  • UMIAQ
  • UMMAH
  • UMMAS
  • UMMED
  • UMPED
  • UMPHS
  • UMPIE
  • UMPTY
  • UMRAH
  • UMRAS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of umami

umami (noun)

  1. One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

Definition of umber

umber (noun)

  1. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
  2. A grayling.
  3. A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.

umber (verb)

  1. To give a reddish-brown colour to.

umber (adjective)

  1. Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

umber (noun)

  1. In ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.


Definition of umbra

umbra (noun)

  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
  2. The central region of a sunspot.
  3. A shadow.
  4. An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
  5. One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
  6. A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.

Definition of umpie

umpie (noun)

  1. An umpire.