5 Letter Words Ending With U
There are 50 five-letter words ending with U in our word list, 0.4% of all five-letter words. Very few everyday five-letter words end in U; BAYOU and ADIEU are the best known. Most of the list is made of loanwords from French, Hawaiian and other languages, so this ending is rare in daily puzzles.
Quick facts
- Most common endings:
- -OU (7), -DU (5), -HU (5), -TU (5)
- Most common other letters:
- a, o, b, n, i
- Words with a repeated letter:
- 19 (38%)
Common 5 letter words ending with U
The 1 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words. Not sure what one means? Look it up in the Online Dictionary.
- bayou
All 5 letter words ending with U
Grouped by the first letter. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.
A___U (1 word)
- adieu
B___U (9 words)
- battu
- bayou
- bijou
- boyau
- buchu
- bucku
- bundu
- bussu
- butsu
C___U (3 words)
- centu
- cornu
- coypu
F___U (2 words)
- fichu
- fondu
H___U (2 words)
- haiku
- hokku
J___U (1 word)
- jambu
K___U (3 words)
- kanzu
- kombu
- kudzu
L___U (1 word)
- lassu
M___U (2 words)
- miaou
- muntu
N___U (4 words)
- nairu
- nandu
- nikau
- noyau
P___U (6 words)
- pareu
- perdu
- pilau
- poilu
- poyou
- prahu
Q___U (1 word)
- quipu
S___U (5 words)
- sadhu
- sajou
- samfu
- shoyu
- snafu
T___U (3 words)
- taegu
- tatou
- tendu
U___U (2 words)
- uhuru
- urubu
V___U (4 words)
- vertu
- virtu
- vodou
- voulu
W___U (1 word)
- wushu