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The 4 letter words with definitions, separated alphabetically.

Now updated for CSW24. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.

udal(Orkneys) allodial, without feudal superior. Also ODAL.
udonIn Japanese cooking, large noodles of wheat flour > UDONS.
udos(Pl.) UDO, a kind of Japanese ARALIA.
ueys(Pl.) UEY, a U-turn.
ufos(Pl.) UFO, an unidentified flying object.
ughs(Pl.) UGH, an exclamation expression repugnance.
uglyNot beautiful > UGLIER, UGLIEST; UGLILY; (verb) to make ugly > UGLIES, UGLYING, UGLIED.
ukes(Pl.) UKE, a ukulele.
ulan(Ger.) a light cavalryman in semi-oriental uniform; a Prussian lancer > ULANS. Also UHLAN.
ules(Pl.) ULE, a Central American rubber tree.
ulex(Lat.) gorse > ULEXES.
ulna(Lat.) the inner and larger of the two bones of the forearm > ULNAS or ULNAE.
ulus(Pl.) ULU, an Eskimo knife.
ulva(Lat.) a genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce > ULVAS. [L. ulva, sedge].
umbo(Lat.) the boss of a shield > UMBOS or UMBONES.
umes(Pl.) UME, a fleshy yellow fruit, similar to an apricot but having a sour flavour, used mainly to make drinks, preserves, and sauces.
ummaThe body of Muslim believers considered as one community > UMMAS.
umphAn interjection. Also HUMPH.
umps(3rd.) UMP, to umpire.
umpy(Aust. sl.) an umpire > UMPIES. Also UMPIE.
umraA lesser pilgrimage to Mecca made separately or at the same time as the hajj, and consisting of a number of devotional rituals performed within the city > UMRAS.
umus(Pl.) UMU, a Maori oven.
unai(Tupi) a two-toed sloth > UNAIS. Also UNAU.
unau(Tupi) a two-toed sloth > UNAUS. Also UNAI.
unbeNot to be > UNBEING, UNBEEN.
unce(Scots) an ounce > UNCES.
unci(Pl.) UNCUS, a hook or hooklike process or structure.
unco(Scots) strange; foreign; extraordinary > UNCOER, UNCOEST; (noun) a stranger, a piece of news > UNCOS or UNCOES.
undeWavy. Also UNDEE, UNDY, OUNDY.
undoTo bring to ruin > UNDOES, UNDOING, UNDID, UNDONE.
undyWavy. Also UNDEE, UNDE, OUNDY.
unis(Pl.) UNI, university.
unitA specific quantity used as a standard of measurement > UNITS.
untoTo.
upas(Malay) a tree with a poisonous drip > UPASES. [Malay upas, poison].
upbyA little farther on. Also UPBYE.
updoAn upswept hairdo > UPDOS.
upgoTo go up > UPGOES, UPGOING, UPWENT, UPGONE.
uponOn.
upsy(Noun) a carousal > UPSIES. Also UPSEY, UPSEE.
uptaOf poor quality. Also UPTER.
urao(Spanish) a native hydrated double salt of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, occurring esp. as an evaporite > URAOS. Aka TRONA.
urbs(Pl.) URB, an urban area.
urdePointed, with a pattern of points. Also URDY, URDEE.
urds(Pl.) URD, an Indian bean.
urdyPointed, with a pattern of points. No comp! Also URDE, URDEE.
ureaA substance found in mammalian urine, the chief form in which nitrogenous waste is excreted > UREAS.
ures(Pl.) URE, an extinct wild ox.
urgeTo force forward > URGES, URGING, URGED.
uricOf or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid.
urns(3rd.) URN, to enclose in an urn.
urps(3rd.) URP, to vomit.
ursa(Lat.) a female bear > URSAE.
urusAn extinct bovine mammal, aka URE or AUROCHS > URUSES.
urva(Nepali) the crab-eating mongoose of SE Asia > URVAS.
used(Pt.) USE, to put to some purpose.
userOne that uses > USERS.
uses(3rd.) USE, to put to some purpose.
utasThe seventh day after a festival > UTASES.
utes(Pl.) UTE, a utility vehicle.
utis(Shakesp.) riotous merriment, which accompanied the eighth day of a festival > UTISES.
utus(Pl.) UTU, the (Maori) settlement of a debt.
uvae(Pl.) UVA, a grape or grape-like berry.
uvas(Pl.) UVA, a grape or grape-like berry.
uveaThe posterior pigment-bearing layer of the pupil of the eye > UVEAS.