Words Ending With U

All 27 English words ending in U, most of them 4 letters long — grouped by length for crosswords and word games.

Words in this list: 27
Word lengths: 2–8 letters
Most common length: 4 letters (11)
Shortest: mu, nu, emu
Longest: honolulu

4-letter words are the largest group here — 11 words, 41% of the list.

The longest entry is “honolulu” (8 letters); the shortest are “mu”, “nu”, “emu”.

The most frequently used are “you”, “menu”, “bureau”, “gnu”, “peru”.

Very few English words end in U, so this list is short enough to read end to end.

Sharing a final letter is not the same as rhyming — words here end in U but may sound nothing alike.

This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.

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2-letter words (2)

3-letter words (5)

4-letter words (11)

aclu
beau
frau
guru
lieu
lulu
menu
peru
situ
thou
thru

5-letter words (2)

hindu
palau

6-letter words (2)

bureau
nassau

7-letter words (4)

chateau
nouveau
plateau
tokelau

8-letter words (1)

honolulu

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