Words ending in U
173 words in the ENABLE list end in U. The most common are YOU, BUREAU, MENU and THOU. They run from 2 to 12 letters, and the highest-scoring is KINKAJOU at 23 points.
- Words
- 173
- Lengths
- 2–12 letters
- Top score
- 23 (KINKAJOU)
The words
2-letter words 3
3-letter words 17
4-letter words 34
5-letter words 25
adieu6battu7bayou10bijou14cornu7coypu12fichu13fondu9haiku12hokku16kudzu19miaou7pareu7perdu8pilau7poilu7poyou10prahu10quipu16sadhu9sajou12shoyu11snafu8vertu8virtu8
6-letter words 27
acajou15amadou9apercu10bateau8boubou10bureau8
cachou13congou9coteau8coypou13gagaku12gateau7grugru8haleru9jabiru15landau7manitu8milieu8muumuu10nilgau7ormolu8quippu19reseau6saddhu11samshu11senryu9teledu7
7-letter words 42
antiflu10babassu11bandeau10batteau9bebeeru11bunraku13caribou11catechu14chapeau14chateau12couteau9fabliau12inconnu9jambeau18jujitsu21jujutsu21manitou9manteau9marabou11morceau11nilghau11nouveau10nylghau14parvenu12plateau9purlieu9rondeau8rouleau7sapajou16seppuku15shiatsu10shiatzu19submenu11tableau9tamandu10tamarau9timarau9tinamou9tonneau7trumeau9turacou9wamefou15
8-letter words 19
aboideau11aboiteau10carcajou19coumarou12flambeau15froufrou14hausfrau14jiujitsu22jiujutsu22kabeljou21kinkajou23nunchaku17pirarucu12priedieu11rousseau8tiramisu10vermoulu13williwau14zaibatsu19
9-letter words 3
bordereau12impromptu17trousseau9
10-letter words 1
fricandeau16
11-letter words 1
portmanteau15
12-letter words 1
eisteddfodau18
Highest-scoring words
Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.
kinkajou23jiujitsu22jiujutsu22jujitsu21jujutsu21kabeljou21kudzu19zaibatsu19carcajou19quippu19
Related
Questions
How many words end in U?
173 words in the ENABLE word list end in U.
What is the longest word that ends in U?
EISTEDDFODAU, with 12 letters. Next come PORTMANTEAU and FRICANDEAU.
What is the highest-scoring word that ends in U?
KINKAJOU, worth 23 points with Scrabble letter values.