6 Letter Words That End With U

69 words, each with its Scrabble tile value.

There are 69 six-letter words that end with U in our word list, roughly 0.3% of all 22,342. This page helps when you know how a word finishes, which is common with crossword crossings and with plurals, verb forms and suffixes in tile games. Words are grouped by first letter.

The commonest two-letter endings are -ou (14), -au (10), -tu (6). The highest-scoring word is quippu at 19 points, and the most frequent starting letter is M (12).

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Top-scoring words

  • quippu
  • bhikhu
  • shitzu
  • kikuyu
  • mzungu

All 69 words

69 words

A…U 5 words

  • abattu
  • acajou
  • allyou
  • amadou
  • apercu

B…U 5 words

  • bateau
  • bhikhu
  • biniou
  • boubou
  • bureau

C…U 6 words

  • cachou
  • cadeau
  • calalu
  • congou
  • coteau
  • coypou

D…U 1 word

  • detenu

E…U 1 word

  • eperdu

G…U 4 words

  • gagaku
  • gateau
  • gomoku
  • grugru

H…U 2 words

  • haleru
  • hapuku

I…U 1 word

  • ingenu

J…U 1 word

  • jabiru

K…U 5 words

  • karamu
  • kereru
  • kikuyu
  • kokopu
  • kotuku

L…U 1 word

  • landau

M…U 12 words

  • madafu
  • mahewu
  • makutu
  • malibu
  • mamaku
  • manatu
  • manitu
  • matatu
  • mevrou
  • milieu
  • muumuu
  • mzungu

N…U 3 words

  • nhandu
  • nilgau
  • nogaku

O…U 2 words

  • orihou
  • ormolu

P…U 3 words

  • pillau
  • pistou
  • piupiu

Q…U 1 word

  • quippu

R…U 3 words

  • rawaru
  • reseau
  • roucou

S…U 6 words

  • saddhu
  • samshu
  • senryu
  • shinju
  • shitzu
  • subfeu

T…U 3 words

  • tamanu
  • tauhou
  • teledu

U…U 1 word

  • ubuntu

V…U 1 word

  • voudou

W…U 1 word

  • whanau

Y…U 1 word

  • ynambu

Questions about 6 letter words ending with U

How many 6 letter words end with U?

There are 69 in our list, which is 0.3% of all six-letter words.

What are the most common endings for 6 letter words ending in U?

The three most frequent endings are -ou (14), -au (10), -tu (6).

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word ending in U?

quippu is worth 19 points using standard English tile values.

How do I search for 6 letter words ending in U with other letters I know?

Put U in the sixth tile of the word finder, then add any other known letters in their spots.

Last updated October 12, 2026. Method and word-list source are explained on the About page.