3-Letter Words Ending in U
There are 17 three-letter words ending in U in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 17 words
- you6 points
- flu6 points
- gnu4 points
- emu5 points
- ecu5 points
- sou3 points
- tau3 points
- feu6 points
- fou6 points
- amu5 points
- eau3 points
- leu3 points
- jeu10 points
- vau6 points
- piu5 points
- sau3 points
- ulu3 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 17
- By usage: 3 very common, 4 common, 10 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jeu 10
- feu 6
- flu 6
- fou 6
- vau 6
- you 6
- amu 5
- ecu 5
- emu 5
- piu 5
Most common
- you
- flu
- gnu
- emu
- ecu
- sou
- tau
- feu
- fou
- amu
Definitions
- flu (noun)
- An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
- gnu (noun)
- Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
- emu (noun)
- Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
- sou (noun)
- A former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money.
Words that end in U come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 17 of the three-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. JEU is the top scorer here, worth 10 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words ending in U?
JEU scores 10 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
10 of the 17 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.