5-letter words ending in U
There are 64 five-letter words that end in U in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is KUDZU at 19 points. B starts the most of them, 10, and the average score is 9.6 points.
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These 64 words are 0.5% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green U in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 64 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in U, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, BAYOU is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 64 words.
5-letter words ending in U in numbers
- Words
- 64
- Highest scoring
- KUDZU 19 pts
- Average score
- 9.6 pts
- With a definition
- 22 (34%)
- A2
- B10
- C4
- F3
- H3
- J1
- K6
- L1
- M3
- N4
- O1
- P9
- Q1
- S5
- T3
- U2
- V4
- W2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in u
5-letter words ending in U (64)
All 64 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words end in U?
64, which is 0.5% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 22 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word ending in U for Scrabble?
KUDZU scores 19 points before bonus squares. Next come KANZU (18), HOKKU (16) and JAMBU (16). The average is 9.6 points.
Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in U start with?
B, in 10 of the 64 (16%). P follows with 9.
What should I guess in Wordle with a U in the last slot?
BAYOU. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 64 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.