Five5 Letter Words

5 Letter Words Ending in U

Found 64 5-letter words ending in U. Skim the list below, or stack on more filters to narrow things down further.

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Quick answers

How many 5-letter words ending in U are there?

There are 64 5-letter words ending in U in our list right now.

What's the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in U?

"kudzu" tops the list ending in U at 19 points in Scrabble.

Will these words hold up in Scrabble or Words With Friends?

They're drawn from a broad English word list, not a single tournament dictionary. If you're playing competitively, double-check against your game's official list (TWL or SOWPODS) before you commit to a play.

Keep exploring

Want 5-letter words ending in U? There are 64 words here, pulled from a broad English word list and run through every filter on this page. Five-letter words carry extra weight thanks to Wordle — one puzzle, six guesses — so this list moonlights as a solver whenever you're stuck. Top of the scoreboard: "kudzu", worth 19 points in Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Most words ending in U sit outside everyday vocabulary, which is exactly what makes this list worth digging into once the obvious plays are gone.

U, A, O, N, I show up most often in this group — worth remembering when you're deciding which tiles to hang onto. W, G, Q turn up far less, and they're usually what pushes a word's score higher when they do.