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Words Containing "U"

U is one of the five core vowels and words containing U span every word length. 72,760 are valid in Scrabble. U tiles score 1 point and there are 4 in the set. Knowing words with multiple U tiles helps when your rack is vowel-heavy. Use the AI Finder to filter by position, length, or starting letter.

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Every word here contains U. Describe the starting letter, ending, or length.

72,760 Scrabble words · 10L most common

Top 7-Letter Scrabble Words Containing "U"

quizzed 35pts
quizzer 34pts
jacuzzi 34pts
quizzes 34pts
humbuzz 32pts
huzzahs 31pts
fuzzily 31pts
buzzwig 31pts
muzzily 30pts
mezuzah 30pts
wuzzled 29pts
huzzaed 29pts

72,760 Scrabble words containing U

2-Letter Words Containing "U"  (32 words)

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BU 4 CU 4 DU 3 EU 2 FU 5 GU 3 HU 5 JU 9 LU 2 MU 4

3-Letter Words Containing "U"  (311 words)

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ABU 5 AHU 6 AKU 7 ALU 3 AMU 5 ARU 3 AUA 3 AUD 4 AUE 3 AUF 6

4-Letter Words Containing "U"  (1,427 words)

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AARU 4 ABUT 6 ACLU 6 ACTU 6 ACUS 6 ADDU 6 AGAU 5 AGLU 5 AGUA 5 AGUE 5

5-Letter Words Containing "U"  (3,802 words)

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ABAUE 7 ABOUT 7 ABRUS 7 ABUNA 7 ABUNE 7 ABURA 7 ABUSE 7 ABUSH 10 ABUTA 7 ABUTS 7

6-Letter Words Containing "U"  (8,311 words)

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ABABUA 10 ABACUS 10 ABATTU 8 ABATUA 8 ABDUCE 11 ABDUCT 11 ABITUR 8 ABJURE 15 ABLAUT 8 ABLUDE 9

7-Letter Words Containing "U"  (12,885 words)

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ABACULI 11 ABANDUM 12 ABATTUE 9 ABATURE 9 ABDUCED 13 ABDUCES 12 ABDUCTS 12 ABIGEUS 10 ABITURS 9 ABIURET 9

8-Letter Words Containing "U"  (16,600 words)

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ABACULUS 12 ABACUSES 12 ABATJOUR 17 ABATURES 10 ABDUCENS 13 ABDUCENT 13 ABDUCING 14 ABDUCTED 14 ABDUCTEE 13 ABDUCTOR 13

9-Letter Words Containing "U"  (18,517 words)

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ABACISCUS 15 ABATJOURS 18 ABCOULOMB 17 ABDUCTEES 14 ABDUCTING 15 ABDUCTION 14 ABDUCTORS 14 ABJUDGING 21 ABLASTOUS 11 ABLUTIONS 11

10-Letter Words Containing "U"  (18,589 words)

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ABAPTISTUM 16 ABCOULOMBS 18 ABDOMINOUS 15 ABDUCENTES 15 ABDUCTIONS 15 ABDUCTORES 15 ABERDUVINE 16 ABERUNCATE 14 ABIOGENOUS 13 ABITURIENT 12

11-Letter Words Containing "U"  (16,318 words)

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ABARTICULAR 15 ABECEDARIUM 18 ABECEDARIUS 16 ABELMOSCHUS 20 ABERUNCATOR 15 ABIETINEOUS 13 ABITURIENTS 13 ABJUDICATED 24 ABJUDICATOR 23 ABJUNCTIONS 22

12-Letter Words Containing "U"  (13,623 words)

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ABBOTNULLIUS 16 ABBREVIATURE 19 ABEVACUATION 19 ABJUDICATING 25 ABJUDICATION 24 ABRENUNCIATE 16 ABRUPTNESSES 16 ABSOLUTENESS 14 ABSOLUTISING 15 ABSOLUTISTIC 16

13-Letter Words Containing "U"  (10,364 words)

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ABBREVIATURES 20 ABSQUATULATED 25 ABSQUATULATES 24 ABUSIVENESSES 18 ACANTHOCEREUS 20 ACANTHOPODOUS 21 ACARIDOMATIUM 20 ACAROCECIDIUM 22 ACARODOMATIUM 20 ACAUDELESCENT 18

14-Letter Words Containing "U"  (7,441 words)

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ABARTICULATION 18 ABRENUNCIATION 18 ABSOLUTENESSES 16 ABSOLUTIZATION 25 ABSQUATULATING 26 ABSQUATULATION 25 ABSTEMIOUSNESS 18 ABSTRACTITIOUS 18 ABSTRUSENESSES 16 ACANTHOCARPOUS 23

15-Letter Words Containing "U"  (4,839 words)

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ACANTHOPOMATOUS 24 ACCESSORIUSORII 19 ACCOUNTABLENESS 21 ACCOUNTANTSHIPS 24 ACCULTURATIONAL 19 ACETABULIFEROUS 22 ACETYLCELLULOSE 22 ACHILLOBURSITIS 22 ACHLOROPHYLLOUS 28 ACOUSTICOPHOBIA 26

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Words Containing "U" FAQ

How do you clear U tiles efficiently in Scrabble?

The 2-letter U words are "uh", "um", "up", "us", "ut". These are your quick dumps. For burning through more tiles at once, "undo", "usurp", "usual", "undue", and "uluru" use multiple vowels in one play. "Vacuum" and "muumuu" are the extreme options if you draw an unusually large number of vowels.

What words containing U are commonly missed in Wordle?

"Blunt", "brunt", "burnt", "chunk", "clunk", "crumb", "crust", "drunk", "fault", "flunk", "front", "grump", "grunt", "gusto", "input", "joust", "knurl", "llama", "plumb", "plume", "plunk", "pouch", "proud", "prune", "pulse", "punch", "purse", "scuff", "scull", "scrum", "shrug", "shuck", "shrub", "slump", "smudge", "snout", "snuff", "spunk", "stump", "stung", "stunk", "swung", "thumb", "thump", "thunk", "truce", "trunk", "truss", "tulip", "tulle", "tumor", "usurp", and "vault" have all been answers with U in a non-obvious position.

What are some useful U words for crossword puzzles?

"Ulna" (the forearm bone), "umbra" (the shadow core during an eclipse), "uvea" (part of the eye), and "urea" (found in urine) appear in crossword grids constantly. These feel obscure but crossword constructors love them because their vowel-heavy patterns create clean crossing opportunities that are hard to achieve with more common words.