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Words that end in U

Need a word that finishes with U? Here is every one Wordtide's board accepts, grouped by length, with the most common words first. There are 173 playable words ending in U in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is EISTEDDFODAU. The highest-scoring is JIUJUTSU, worth 27 points.

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Popular words ending in U

MENU7
THOU7
TUTU6
YOU6
IMPROMPTU18
CARIBOU12
BAYOU10
BUREAU10
PLATEAU10
FLU7
GURU7
GNU5
LIEU5
MU5
JUJITSU25
KUDZU19
PORTMANTEAU16
ZEBU15

Highest-scoring words ending in U

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

JIUJUTSU27
JUJUTSU26
JIUJITSU26
JUJITSU25
KINKAJOU23
JUJU22
KABELJOU22
CARCAJOU21
QUIPPU20
JAMBEAU20
KUDZU19
ZAIBATSU19

2-letter words ending in U (3)

3-letter words ending in U (17)

AMU6
EAU4
ECU6
EMU6
FEU7
FLU7
FOU7
GNU5
JEU12
LEU4
PIU6
SAU4
SOU4
TAU4
ULU5
VAU8
YOU6

4-letter words ending in U (34)

BABU9
BEAU7
BEDU8
ECRU7
EMEU7
FUGU10
GENU6
GURU7
HABU9
IGLU6
JEHU15
JUJU22
KAGU9
KUDU10
KURU9
LEKU8
LIEU5
LITU5
LUAU6
LULU6
MENU7
MEOU7
MUMU10
PRAU7
SULU6
TABU7
THOU7
THRU7
TOFU8
TOLU5
TUTU6
UNAU6
VATU9
ZEBU15

5-letter words ending in U (25)

ADIEU7
BATTU8
BAYOU10
BIJOU16
CORNU8
COYPU12
FICHU13
FONDU10
HAIKU11
HOKKU14
KUDZU19
MIAOU8
PAREU8
PERDU9
PILAU8
POILU8
POYOU10
PRAHU10
QUIPU17
SADHU9
SAJOU14
SHOYU10
SNAFU9
VERTU10
VIRTU10

6-letter words ending in U (27)

ACAJOU17
AMADOU10
APERCU11
BATEAU9
BOUBOU12
BUREAU10
CACHOU13
CONGOU10
COTEAU9
COYPOU13
GAGAKU12
GATEAU8
GRUGRU10
HALERU9
JABIRU17
LANDAU8
MANITU9
MILIEU9
MUUMUU14
NILGAU8
ORMOLU9
QUIPPU20
RESEAU7
SADDHU11
SAMSHU11
SENRYU9
TELEDU8

7-letter words ending in U (42)

ANTIFLU11
BABASSU12
BANDEAU11
BATTEAU10
BEBEERU12
BUNRAKU14
CARIBOU12
CATECHU14
CHAPEAU14
CHATEAU12
COUTEAU11
FABLIAU13
INCONNU10
JAMBEAU20
JUJITSU25
JUJUTSU26
MANITOU10
MANTEAU10
MARABOU12
MORCEAU12
NILGHAU11
NOUVEAU13
NYLGHAU13
PARVENU14
PLATEAU10
PURLIEU11
RONDEAU9
SAPAJOU18
SEPPUKU16
SHIATSU10
SHIATZU18
SUBMENU13
TABLEAU10
TAMANDU11
TAMARAU10
TIMARAU10
TINAMOU10
TRUMEAU11
TURACOU11
WAMEFOU16

The 40 most common shown, 2 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words ending in U (19)

ABOIDEAU12
ABOITEAU11
CARCAJOU21
COUMAROU14
FLAMBEAU16
FROUFROU16
HAUSFRAU15
JIUJITSU26
JIUJUTSU27
KABELJOU22
KINKAJOU23
NUNCHAKU17
PIRARUCU14
PRIEDIEU12
ROUSSEAU10
TIRAMISU11
VERMOULU16
WILLIWAU15
ZAIBATSU19

9-letter words ending in U (3)

BORDEREAU13
IMPROMPTU18
TROUSSEAU11

10-letter words ending in U (1)

FRICANDEAU17

11-letter words ending in U (1)

PORTMANTEAU16

12-letter words ending in U (1)

EISTEDDFODAU19

Other letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there ending in U?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 173 words ending in U, from 2 to 12 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in U?

JIUJUTSU, worth 27 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JUJUTSU (26), JIUJITSU (26) and JUJITSU (25).

What are some common 5-letter words ending in U?

BAYOU, KUDZU, HAIKU, SNAFU, ADIEU and QUIPU. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Play in the browser with no download or sign-up.

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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