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Words Ending With U — Scrabble & Word Games
Words ending in U are rare in English because U as a final vowel is unusual — we prefer -O or -W for similar sounds. Most U-ending English words are borrowings: HAIKU (Japanese), GURU (Sanskrit), TOFU (Japanese), MENU (French), BIJOU (French).
In Scrabble, U-ending words are worth memorising because they can hook an S for plural. Short U-enders: GU, MU, NU, JU, UT, CWM-like exceptions are rare. Most valid U-endings are 4+ letter borrowings.
U-endings carry a distinctive “exotic” flavor in English, since they usually mark a foreign loan word. In crosswords, U-endings are often clued with direct foreign-language hints (“Hawaiian porch,” “Japanese poem”).
All 377 Words Ending With U (377)
KINKAJOU23
JIUJITSU22
JIUJUTSU22
KOTUKUTUKU22
QINGHAOSU22
JUJITSU21
JUJUTSU21
KABELJOU21
KOHUTUHUTU20
CARCAJOU19
CARJACOU19
DIDJERIDU19
KUDZU19
QUIPPU19
ROKKAKU19
SHIATZU19
ZAIBATSU19
BHIKHU18
EISTEDDFODAU18
HAPPOSHU18
JAMBEAU18
JUJU18
KANZU18
KEKERENGU18
KUMARAHOU18
MZUNGU18
SHITZU18
THANKYOU18
IMPROMPTU17
KIKUYU17
KUZU17
MINSHUKU17
NUNCHAKU17
SUCURUJU17
CHALUMEAU16
FRICANDEAU16
HOKKU16
JAMBU16
KOKOPU16
PONZU16
QUIPU16
SAPAJOU16
SHINJU16
TUMATAKURU16
YUZU16
ACAJOU15
AHURUHURU15
BACALHAU15
CHANOYU15
FLAMBEAU15
HAPUKU15
JABIRU15
JUKU15
MAMAKAU15
NINJITSU15
NINJUTSU15
PORTMANTEAU15
PYENGADU15
SEPPUKU15
TITIPOUNAMU15
WAMEFOU15
ZEBU15
ZOBU15
BERIMBAU14
BIJOU14
CATECHU14
CHAPEAU14
COUSCOUSOU14
DAIMOKU14
FROUFROU14
HAUSFRAU14
IMPUNDULU14
JEHU14
KOTUKU14
MAHEWU14
MAMAKU14
MWALIMU14
NYLGHAU14
SHOCHU14
WILLIWAU14
BAJU13
BUCKU13
BUNRAKU13
CACHOU13
COYPOU13
FELDGRAU13
FICHU13
GOMOKU13
KOMBU13
MAIREHAU13
MALENTENDU13
SUBBUREAU13
VERMOULU13
WAREHOU13
YNAMBU13
ZULU13
BABACU12
BIGARREAU12
BORDEREAU12
BUCHU12
CARDECU12
CARIACOU12
CHATEAU12
COUMAROU12
COYPU12
FABLIAU12
GAGAKU12
GASPEREAU12
HAIKU12
KARAMU12
KAWAU12
KEIRETSU12
KUKU12
MADAFU12
MAKUTU12
PARVENU12
PIRARUCU12
SAJOU12
SURUCUCU12
TUCUTUCU12
WAGYU12
WHANAU12
ABOIDEAU11
BABASSU11
BEBEERU11
BERCEAU11
CAMAIEU11
CARIBOU11
CATTABU11
COINTREAU11
CORBEAU11
GJU11
HAKU11
KONBU11
MARABOU11
MEVROU11
MORCEAU11
NILGHAU11
NOGAKU11
PIKAU11
PONCEAU11
POUTASSOU11
PRIEDIEU11
SADDHU11
SAMSHU11
SANTOKU11
SHOYU11
SOJU11
SUBFEU11
SUBMENU11
SUDOKU11
WUSHU11
ABOITEAU10
ANTIFLU10
APERCU10
BANDEAU10
BAYOU10
BOUBOU10
BOYAU10
CALLALOU10
CANDIRU10
CHIRU10
COYAU10
HUHU10
JEU10
KAPU10
KERERU10
KYU10
MALIBU10
MUUMUU10
NHANDU10
NOUVEAU10
PIUPIU10
POYOU10
PRAHU10
PUKU10
SABICU10
SAMFU10
SHIATSU10
TAMANDU10
TAUHINU10
TIRAMISU10
TSUTSUMU10
VOUDOU10
ALLYOU9
AMADOU9
BAHU9
BATTEAU9
CADEAU9
CHOU9
CONGOU9
COUTEAU9
EPERDU9
FOGOU9
FONDU9
HABU9
HALERU9
HAPU9
INCONNU9
KAGU9
KAURU9
KUDU9
MANITOU9
MANTEAU9
MAPAU9
MOINEAU9
NIKAU9
ORIHOU9
OTAKU9
PLATEAU9
PURLIEU9
RAUPATU9
RAWARU9
SADHU9
SANTIMU9
SENRYU9
TABLEAU9
TAMARAU9
TAUHOU9
TIMARAU9
TINAMOU9
TROUSSEAU9
TRUMEAU9
TUKTU9
TURACOU9
VODOU9
XU9
ABATTU8
AHURU8
BABU8
BAPU8
BATEAU8
BINIOU8
BUBU8
BUNDU8
BUREAU8
CALALU8
COTEAU8
FUGU8
GRUGRU8
HINAU8
KORU8
KURU8
KUTU8
LEKU8
MANATU8
MANITU8
MATATU8
MILIEU8
MUMU8
NOYAU8
OMBU8
ORMOLU8
PENDU8
PERDU8
PILLAU8
PISTOU8
PUPU8
RAKU8
RONDEAU8
ROUCOU8
ROUSSEAU8
SNAFU8
TAMANU8
UBUNTU8
UHURU8
VERTU8
VIRTU8
VOULU8
WUDU8
BATTU7
BEDU7
BITOU7
BUSSU7
CENTU7
CORNU7
DETENU7
DOCU7
ERHU7
FRAU7
GATEAU7
INGENU7
LANDAU7
MIAOU7
NILGAU7
PAREU7
PELAU7
PILAU7
POILU7
PUDU7
ROULEAU7
TELEDU7
THOU7
THRU7
TOFU7
TONNEAU7
URUBU7
VATU7
VROU7
ADIEU6
AYU6
BALU6
BEAU6
CLOU6
DEGU6
ECRU6
EMEU6
FEU6
FLU6
FOU6
MASU6
MENU6
MEOU6
MOTU6
NAMU6
NANDU6
PATU6
PRAU6
PULU6
RESEAU6
RIMU6
RYU6
TABU6
TAPU6
TENDU6
VAU6
YOU6
AGLU5
AMU5
BRU5
CRU5
ECU5
EMU5
GENU5
GURU5
IGLU5
LASSU5
MEU5
MOU5
NAIRU5
PIU5
PLU5
RAGU5
TATOU5
TEGU5
UMU5
YU5
AITU4
GAU4
GNU4
LATU4
LIEU4
LITU4
LUAU4
LULU4
MU4
RATU4
RURU4
SULU4
SUSU4
TATU4
TOLU4
TROU4
TUTU4
UNAU4
ALU3
EAU3
GU3
LEU3
LOU3
SAU3
SOU3
TAU3
ULU3
UTU3
NU2
OU2
JIUJITSU22
JIUJUTSU22
KOTUKUTUKU22
QINGHAOSU22
JUJITSU21
JUJUTSU21
KABELJOU21
KOHUTUHUTU20
CARCAJOU19
CARJACOU19
DIDJERIDU19
KUDZU19
QUIPPU19
ROKKAKU19
SHIATZU19
ZAIBATSU19
BHIKHU18
EISTEDDFODAU18
HAPPOSHU18
JAMBEAU18
JUJU18
KANZU18
KEKERENGU18
KUMARAHOU18
MZUNGU18
SHITZU18
THANKYOU18
IMPROMPTU17
KIKUYU17
KUZU17
MINSHUKU17
NUNCHAKU17
SUCURUJU17
CHALUMEAU16
FRICANDEAU16
HOKKU16
JAMBU16
KOKOPU16
PONZU16
QUIPU16
SAPAJOU16
SHINJU16
TUMATAKURU16
YUZU16
ACAJOU15
AHURUHURU15
BACALHAU15
CHANOYU15
FLAMBEAU15
HAPUKU15
JABIRU15
JUKU15
MAMAKAU15
NINJITSU15
NINJUTSU15
PORTMANTEAU15
PYENGADU15
SEPPUKU15
TITIPOUNAMU15
WAMEFOU15
ZEBU15
ZOBU15
BERIMBAU14
BIJOU14
CATECHU14
CHAPEAU14
COUSCOUSOU14
DAIMOKU14
FROUFROU14
HAUSFRAU14
IMPUNDULU14
JEHU14
KOTUKU14
MAHEWU14
MAMAKU14
MWALIMU14
NYLGHAU14
SHOCHU14
WILLIWAU14
BAJU13
BUCKU13
BUNRAKU13
CACHOU13
COYPOU13
FELDGRAU13
FICHU13
GOMOKU13
KOMBU13
MAIREHAU13
MALENTENDU13
SUBBUREAU13
VERMOULU13
WAREHOU13
YNAMBU13
ZULU13
BABACU12
BIGARREAU12
BORDEREAU12
BUCHU12
CARDECU12
CARIACOU12
CHATEAU12
COUMAROU12
COYPU12
FABLIAU12
GAGAKU12
GASPEREAU12
HAIKU12
KARAMU12
KAWAU12
KEIRETSU12
KUKU12
MADAFU12
MAKUTU12
PARVENU12
PIRARUCU12
SAJOU12
SURUCUCU12
TUCUTUCU12
WAGYU12
WHANAU12
ABOIDEAU11
BABASSU11
BEBEERU11
BERCEAU11
CAMAIEU11
CARIBOU11
CATTABU11
COINTREAU11
CORBEAU11
GJU11
HAKU11
KONBU11
MARABOU11
MEVROU11
MORCEAU11
NILGHAU11
NOGAKU11
PIKAU11
PONCEAU11
POUTASSOU11
PRIEDIEU11
SADDHU11
SAMSHU11
SANTOKU11
SHOYU11
SOJU11
SUBFEU11
SUBMENU11
SUDOKU11
WUSHU11
ABOITEAU10
ANTIFLU10
APERCU10
BANDEAU10
BAYOU10
BOUBOU10
BOYAU10
CALLALOU10
CANDIRU10
CHIRU10
COYAU10
HUHU10
JEU10
KAPU10
KERERU10
KYU10
MALIBU10
MUUMUU10
NHANDU10
NOUVEAU10
PIUPIU10
POYOU10
PRAHU10
PUKU10
SABICU10
SAMFU10
SHIATSU10
TAMANDU10
TAUHINU10
TIRAMISU10
TSUTSUMU10
VOUDOU10
ALLYOU9
AMADOU9
BAHU9
BATTEAU9
CADEAU9
CHOU9
CONGOU9
COUTEAU9
EPERDU9
FOGOU9
FONDU9
HABU9
HALERU9
HAPU9
INCONNU9
KAGU9
KAURU9
KUDU9
MANITOU9
MANTEAU9
MAPAU9
MOINEAU9
NIKAU9
ORIHOU9
OTAKU9
PLATEAU9
PURLIEU9
RAUPATU9
RAWARU9
SADHU9
SANTIMU9
SENRYU9
TABLEAU9
TAMARAU9
TAUHOU9
TIMARAU9
TINAMOU9
TROUSSEAU9
TRUMEAU9
TUKTU9
TURACOU9
VODOU9
XU9
ABATTU8
AHURU8
BABU8
BAPU8
BATEAU8
BINIOU8
BUBU8
BUNDU8
BUREAU8
CALALU8
COTEAU8
FUGU8
GRUGRU8
HINAU8
KORU8
KURU8
KUTU8
LEKU8
MANATU8
MANITU8
MATATU8
MILIEU8
MUMU8
NOYAU8
OMBU8
ORMOLU8
PENDU8
PERDU8
PILLAU8
PISTOU8
PUPU8
RAKU8
RONDEAU8
ROUCOU8
ROUSSEAU8
SNAFU8
TAMANU8
UBUNTU8
UHURU8
VERTU8
VIRTU8
VOULU8
WUDU8
BATTU7
BEDU7
BITOU7
BUSSU7
CENTU7
CORNU7
DETENU7
DOCU7
ERHU7
FRAU7
GATEAU7
INGENU7
LANDAU7
MIAOU7
NILGAU7
PAREU7
PELAU7
PILAU7
POILU7
PUDU7
ROULEAU7
TELEDU7
THOU7
THRU7
TOFU7
TONNEAU7
URUBU7
VATU7
VROU7
ADIEU6
AYU6
BALU6
BEAU6
CLOU6
DEGU6
ECRU6
EMEU6
FEU6
FLU6
FOU6
MASU6
MENU6
MEOU6
MOTU6
NAMU6
NANDU6
PATU6
PRAU6
PULU6
RESEAU6
RIMU6
RYU6
TABU6
TAPU6
TENDU6
VAU6
YOU6
AGLU5
AMU5
BRU5
CRU5
ECU5
EMU5
GENU5
GURU5
IGLU5
LASSU5
MEU5
MOU5
NAIRU5
PIU5
PLU5
RAGU5
TATOU5
TEGU5
UMU5
YU5
AITU4
GAU4
GNU4
LATU4
LIEU4
LITU4
LUAU4
LULU4
MU4
RATU4
RURU4
SULU4
SUSU4
TATU4
TOLU4
TROU4
TUTU4
UNAU4
ALU3
EAU3
GU3
LEU3
LOU3
SAU3
SOU3
TAU3
ULU3
UTU3
NU2
OU2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many English words end with U?
377 words finish with U in this list — 0.1% of our dictionary. The tile itself is worth 1 point in Scrabble.
What's the highest-scoring word ending with U in Scrabble?
The top-scoring U-ending word is KINKAJOU at 23 points (standard TWL letter values, before premium squares). Ending a word on a premium square while forming a second word along the perpendicular axis can easily double or triple this score.
What's the shortest word ending with U?
At 2 letters, GU is the minimum we have ending in U. Compact U-final words like this are how you extend board plays cheaply in Scrabble.