Words Ending In U
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There are 173 words that end in U in the ENABLE list, which is roughly 0.10% of the words Letterpile uses. The longest is EISTEDDFODAU; the shortest are MU, NU and XU. The highest base score belongs to KINKAJOU (23 points), using commonly used tile values. Words with no repeated letter: 79. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 173 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.10% |
| Longest | EISTEDDFODAU (12 letters) |
| Shortest | MU, NU and XU (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | KINKAJOU, 23 |
| No repeated letters | 79 |
Most common letter before U
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| A | 47 |
| O | 28 |
| E | 10 |
| L | 10 |
| N | 8 |
Patterns in this list
- 1 reads the same backward and forward, such as
ULU. - 30 leave another word when the final
Uis taken off, for exampleAMU,BATTU,BEDU,CONGOUandCORNU→AM,BATT,BED,CONGOandCORN. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 60 of these words.
- The average length is 5.7 letters.
- Before U, the letter
Aappears most often (47 words).
All -U words
2 letters 3
mu nu xu
3 letters 17
amu eau ecu emu feu flu fou gnu jeu leu piu sau sou tau ulu vau you
4 letters 34
babu beau bedu ecru emeu fugu genu guru habu iglu jehu juju kagu kudu kuru leku lieu litu luau lulu menu meou mumu prau sulu tabu thou thru tofu tolu tutu unau vatu zebu
5 letters 25
adieu battu bayou bijou cornu coypu fichu fondu haiku hokku kudzu miaou pareu perdu pilau poilu poyou prahu quipu sadhu sajou shoyu snafu vertu virtu
6 letters 27
acajou amadou apercu bateau boubou bureau cachou congou coteau coypou gagaku gateau grugru haleru jabiru landau manitu milieu muumuu nilgau ormolu quippu reseau saddhu samshu senryu teledu
7 letters 42
antiflu babassu bandeau batteau bebeeru bunraku caribou catechu chapeau chateau couteau fabliau inconnu jambeau jujitsu jujutsu manitou manteau marabou morceau nilghau nouveau nylghau parvenu plateau purlieu rondeau rouleau sapajou seppuku shiatsu shiatzu submenu tableau tamandu tamarau timarau tinamou tonneau trumeau turacou wamefou
8 letters 19
aboideau aboiteau carcajou coumarou flambeau froufrou hausfrau jiujitsu jiujutsu kabeljou kinkajou nunchaku pirarucu priedieu rousseau tiramisu vermoulu williwau zaibatsu
9 letters 3
bordereau impromptu trousseau
10 letters 1
fricandeau
11 letters 1
portmanteau
12 letters 1
eisteddfodau
Using these words
To find words ending in U from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with U in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???U in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.