Words ending in U
There are 173 words ending in U in our word list. 11 of them are common everyday words, such as YOU, BUREAU, MENU and THOU. They range from 2 to 12 letters, and 7-letter words are the biggest group, with 42.
- Words
- 173
- Common words
- 11
- Longest
- EISTEDDFODAU
- 12 letters
- Top score
- KINKAJOU
- 23 points
Few English words end in U. Most are borrowed, such as MENU, TOFU and HAIKU.
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2-letter words (3)
- mu
- nu
- xu
3-letter words (17)
- you
- flu
- eau
- ecu
- emu
- gnu
- tau
- feu
- fou
- sau
- sou
- amu
- jeu
- leu
- piu
- ulu
- vau
4-letter words (34)
- menu
- thou
- beau
- guru
- thru
- lieu
- lulu
- tofu
- tutu
- babu
- juju
- sulu
- jehu
- kudu
- kuru
- luau
- tabu
- ecru
- fugu
- genu
- habu
- mumu
- tolu
- zebu
- bedu
- iglu
- kagu
- vatu
- emeu
- leku
- litu
- meou
- prau
- unau
5-letter words (25)
- bayou
- haiku
- adieu
- snafu
- bijou
- kudzu
- perdu
- sadhu
- vertu
- cornu
- pilau
- shoyu
- virtu
- coypu
- fondu
- hokku
- miaou
- poilu
- quipu
- battu
- fichu
- pareu
- poyou
- prahu
- sajou
6-letter words (27)
- bureau
- landau
- milieu
- amadou
- bateau
- coteau
- gateau
- jabiru
- ormolu
- boubou
- muumuu
- reseau
- senryu
- acajou
- apercu
- cachou
- congou
- coypou
- gagaku
- grugru
- haleru
- manitu
- nilgau
- quippu
- saddhu
- samshu
- teledu
7-letter words (42)
- plateau
- chateau
- nouveau
- caribou
- tableau
- chapeau
- jujitsu
- manitou
- rouleau
- seppuku
- shiatsu
- bandeau
- jujutsu
- marabou
- parvenu
- rondeau
- submenu
- tonneau
- babassu
- bunraku
- catechu
- couteau
- fabliau
- inconnu
- manteau
- morceau
- purlieu
- tinamou
- antiflu
- batteau
- bebeeru
- jambeau
- nilghau
- nylghau
- sapajou
- shiatzu
- tamandu
- tamarau
- timarau
- trumeau
- turacou
- wamefou
8-letter words (19)
- rousseau
- flambeau
- tiramisu
- zaibatsu
- jiujitsu
- nunchaku
- froufrou
- hausfrau
- kinkajou
- pirarucu
- aboideau
- aboiteau
- carcajou
- coumarou
- jiujutsu
- kabeljou
- priedieu
- vermoulu
- williwau
9-letter words (3)
- impromptu
- trousseau
- bordereau
10-letter words (1)
- fricandeau
11-letter words (1)
- portmanteau
12-letter words (1)
- eisteddfodau
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Questions
How many words ending in U are there?
Our word list has 173 words ending in U. 11 of them are common everyday words.
What is the longest word ending in U?
EISTEDDFODAU is the longest, with 12 letters.
Which word ending in U scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, KINKAJOU scores 23 points, the most of any word ending in U in our list.
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