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 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 umbos

umbos (noun)

  1. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane. For example the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
  2. One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
  3. A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.
  4. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.


Definition of umiak

umiak (noun)

  1. A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.

Definition of umpie

umpie (noun)

  1. An umpire.