Words Ending in U

The open word list has 173 words that end in U.

Use the pattern finder with *u to see every one, or add letters, for example _a_u, to narrow the list.

Count by length

Fig. 2 How many of these words there are at each length.

Length	Words
2 letters	3
3 letters	17
4 letters	34
5 letters	25
6 letters	27
7 letters	42
8 letters	19
9 letters	3
10 letters	1
11 letters	1
12 letters	1

Highest-scoring words

kinkajou23jiujitsu22jiujutsu22jujitsu21jujutsu21kabeljou21carcajou19kudzu19quippu19shiatzu19zaibatsu19eisteddfodau18jambeau18juju18impromptu17nunchaku17fricandeau16hokku16quipu16sapajou16acajou15flambeau15jabiru15portmanteau15

Points use the standard English tile values. Boards bonuses and blanks are not included.

Words of 2 to 4 letters

amu babu beau bedu eau ecru ecu emeu emu feu flu fou fugu genu gnu guru habu iglu jehu jeu juju kagu kudu kuru leku leu lieu litu luau lulu menu meou mu mumu nu piu prau sau sou sulu tabu tau thou thru tofu tolu tutu ulu unau vatu vau xu you zebu

Last checked 12/11/2026. Source: ENABLE word list (172,823 words), as distributed by dolph/dictionary. The list is open and may differ from the official dictionary of any game or competition.

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