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Words that end with U

There are 364 words that end with U in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is KINKAJOU at 23 points. B is the most common first letter among them, with 33, and the average word scores 10.1 points.

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U ends 0.1% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 21st largest share of the 26 letters. With a U already on the board, any of these words can be played through it by finishing on that tile. The longest is EISTEDDFODAU, at 12 letters. Two-letter words ending in U: GU, MU, NU, OU, XU and YU.

Words that end with U in numbers

Words
364
Highest scoring
KINKAJOU 23 pts
Average score
10.1 pts
Longest
EISTEDDFODAU 12 letters
Words by first letter
  1. A16
  2. B33
  3. C31
  4. D4
  5. E8
  6. F13
  7. G11
  8. H10
  9. I5
  10. J11
  11. K26
  12. L10
  13. M33
  14. N15
  15. O5
  16. P28
  17. Q3
  18. R13
  19. S24
  20. T32
  21. U8
  22. V9
  23. W7
  24. X1
  25. Y4
  26. Z4

Highest-scoring words that end with u

WordScoreLength
kinkajou238
jiujitsu228
jiujutsu228
kotukutuku2210
qinghaosu229
jujitsu217
jujutsu217
kabeljou218
kohutuhutu2010
carcajou198

Words that end with U (364)

These 300 of the 364 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.

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12-letter words 1

eisteddfodau18

11-letter words 2

portmanteau15titipounamu15

10-letter words 6

kotukutuku22kohutuhutu20fricandeau16tumatakuru16couscousou14malentendu13

9-letter words 14

qinghaosu22didjeridu19kekerengu18kumarahou18impromptu17chalumeau16trousseau9impundulu14ahuruhuru15gaspereau12subbureau13bigarreau12bordereau12cointreau11

8-letter words 33

kinkajou23jiujitsu22jiujutsu22kabeljou21carcajou19carjacou19zaibatsu19thankyou18minshuku17nunchaku17sucuruju17flambeau15ninjitsu15ninjutsu15rousseau8tiramisu10williwau14vermoulu13hausfrau14aboideau11aboiteau10froufrou14feldgrau13berimbau14pyengadu15pirarucu12mairehau13priedieu11surucucu12cariacou12coumarou12keiretsu12tucutucu12

7-letter words 50

jujitsu21jujutsu21rokkaku19shiatzu19jambeau18sapajou16chanoyu15rondeau8marabou11plateau9parvenu12rouleau7tableau9chateau12nylghau14caribou11morceau11purlieu9seppuku15babassu11catechu14bandeau10chapeau14submenu11tamandu10shiatsu10tamarau9tinamou9turacou9wamefou15daimoku14umlungu10warehou13inconnu9antiflu10nilghau11raupatu9fabliau12mamakau15nouveau10bunraku13mwalimu14ponceau11cardecu12bebeeru11berceau11camaieu11cattabu11manitou9santimu9

6-letter words 57

quippu19bhikhu18mzungu18shitzu18kikuyu17kokopu16shinju16jabiru15apercu10gateau7landau7ormolu8bureau8milieu8grugru8reseau6muumuu10saddhu11cachou13congou9ynambu13acajou15detenu7hapuku15orihou9eperdu9ubuntu8voudou10ingenu7whanau12gomoku13allyou9gagaku12haleru9nogaku11rawaru9amadou9nhandu10abattu8roucou8mahewu14mamaku14nilgau7kotuku14coypou13piupiu10karamu12madafu12samshu11makutu12mevrou11subfeu11boubou10malibu10pillau8pistou8kereru10

5-letter words 52

kudzu19kanzu18quipu16hokku16jambu16ponzu16vertu8adieu6bayou10haiku12virtu8bantu7fichu13poyou10fondu9nandu6snafu8bijou14pilau7miaou7poilu7coypu12sadhu9cornu7tatou5otaku9wagyu12uhuru8vodou9urubu7voulu8wushu11lassu5hinau8ahuru8fogou9nikau9bucku13noyau8pikau11sajou12kombu13nairu5buchu12prahu10kawau12pendu8shoyu11perdu8samfu10boyau10konbu11

4-letter words 57

juju18kuzu17yuzu16ombu8unau4ecru6guru5iglu5lieu4zulu13babu8frau7luau4zebu15lulu4menu6thou7beau6genu5puku10rimu6tofu7chou9fugu8tatu4tutu4kudu9kuru8tabu6tegu5tolu4degu6zobu15erhu7haku11emeu6huhu10leku8habu9vatu7wudu8latu4vrou7hapu9juku15litu4raku8jehu14baju13ragu5ratu4aglu5ruru4namu6aitu4kuku12bahu9

3-letter words 22

utu3emu5gnu4flu6leu3sou3tau3you6ecu5umu5eau3ulu3vau6gju11lou3gau4jeu10ayu6feu6fou6amu5alu3

2-letter words 6

gu3nu2mu4xu9yu5ou2

Frequently asked questions

How many words end with U?

364 words in Unscrambly's list end with U. 64 of them have five letters, 60 have seven and 6 have two.

What is the highest scoring word ending in U?

KINKAJOU scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come JIUJITSU (22), JIUJUTSU (22) and KOTUKUTUKU (22). Across all 364, the average is 10.1 points.

What two-letter words end in U?

GU, MU, NU, OU, XU and YU: 6 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.

How many 5 letter words end in U?

64. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words ending in U list, where KUDZU scores highest at 19 points.

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