5 Letter Words Ending in U
Here are all 13 5 letter words ending in U, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
- Words found
- 13
- Most used
- bayou
- Most common first letter
- S
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in U
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Common 5 letter words ending in U
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bayou | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) |
| 2 | haiku | an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines |
| 3 | adieu | a farewell remark |
| 4 | snafu | an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up |
| 5 | bijou | a small and delicately worked piece |
| 6 | sadhu | (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man |
| 7 | kudzu | fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of... |
| 8 | vertu | love of or taste for fine objects of art |
| 9 | cornu | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape |
| 10 | virtu | love of or taste for fine objects of art |
| 11 | pilau | rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and... |
All 5 letter words ending in U
- bayou
- haiku
- adieu
- snafu
- bijou
- sadhu
- kudzu
- perdu
- vertu
- cornu
- virtu
- shoyu
- pilau
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in U are there?
This list has 13, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in U?
bayou, haiku, adieu, snafu, bijou, sadhu, kudzu, perdu.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.