Words that end in U
173 words in our dictionary end with the letter U. Choose a word length below for the complete list, or skim the most common words ending in U.
Most common words that end in U
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- you
- menu
- bureau
- gnu
- thou
- flu
- thru
- nu
- eau
- mu
- guru
- leu
- lieu
- chateau
- tau
- plateau
- lulu
- emu
- xu
- nouveau
- beau
- haiku
- ecu
- bayou
Highest-scoring words that end in U
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- kinkajou 23
- jiujitsu 22
- jiujutsu 22
- jujitsu 21
- jujutsu 21
- kabeljou 21
- carcajou 19
- kudzu 19
- quippu 19
- shiatzu 19
- zaibatsu 19
- eisteddfodau 18
- jambeau 18
- juju 18
- impromptu 17
- nunchaku 17
- fricandeau 16
- hokku 16
- quipu 16
- sapajou 16
- acajou 15
- flambeau 15
- jabiru 15
- portmanteau 15
By word length
| Length | Words | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 3 | Too few for a page |
| 3 letters | 17 | See the list |
| 4 letters | 34 | See the list |
| 5 letters | 25 | See the list |
| 6 letters | 27 | See the list |
| 7 letters | 42 | See the list |
| 8 letters | 19 | See the list |
| 9 letters | 3 | Too few for a page |
| 10 letters | 1 | Too few for a page |
| 11 letters | 1 | Too few for a page |
| 12 letters | 1 | Too few for a page |
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Common questions
How many English words end in U?
173 words in our dictionary end with U, across every word length. The breakdown by length is on this page.
What are the most common words that end in U?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: you, menu, bureau, gnu, thou, flu, thru, nu. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in U in Scrabble?
kinkajou scores 23 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.