Ubuquit. Ubique means “everywhere” in Latin, so the verb ubiquit literally means “to become ubiquitous”—or in other words, to seem to appear everywhere.
Very rarely does the letter Q appear in an English word without its buddy U right next to it; when it does appear, it's usually in words that English adopted from another language.
U, or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.
W, or w, is the twenty-third and fourth-to-last letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. It represents a consonant, but in some languages it represents a vowel. Its name in English is double-u, plural double-ues.
The letter derives from a character in the Phoenician script, attested from the eleventh century B.C.E., that originated as a pictogram of a hook, but also a sound transliterated as wāw. As the Phoenician script spread through the Mediterranean world, neighboring cultures adapted it to their own languages.
English has some other Latinate words with double u's, like residuum and continuum, but perhaps the most remarkable double u words are the doubly doubled muumuu (from Hawaiian) and pleasingly wrong-looking alternation of squish, squush.
Frequently Asked Questions on 3 Letter Words Starting With U
The 3 Letter Words Starting With U are urn, use, uke, udo, ugh, ulu, umm, ute, ups, etc. These words can be introduced to the little ones when they are comfortable and start recognizing the letters in the alphabet list.
The words are: ukulele, unicorn, unicycle, uniform, use, utensils, and "What else starts with u? A book for early readers with words that have the long "U" sound.
