4-Letter Words Ending in U

All 111 four-letter words ending in U

A

• ahau7n. Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles...
• aitu4n. A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.
• angu5n. A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt...
• anju11n. Korean food consumed with alcohol.

B

• babu8n. A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the...
• bahu9n. A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her...
• baju13n. A traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.
• baku10n. A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
• bapu8n. Father.
• baru6n. A fibrous substance derived from the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) used...
• batu6n. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth.
• beau6n. A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
• biju13n. The honey badger.
• budu7n. An Asian fermented anchovy sauce.

C

• chou9n. Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet...
• clou6n. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of...

D

• datu5n. An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief.
• degu6n. Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to...
• desu5part. Used at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle.
• dubu7n. Korean tofu.
• duku9n. Synonym of langsat (“the tree”).

E

• ebru6n. A traditional marbled paper art of Turkey.
• ecru6n. A beige colour.
• erhu7n. A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China...

F

• frau7n. A woman, especially a German woman.
• fubu9n. Fuck buddy, friend with benefits.
• fufu10n. A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other...
• fugu8n. Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if...
• fuku11n. A Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
• furu7n. A person who fraudulently poses as a guru.

G

• genu5n. The knee.
• gosu5n. A person of great skill; master; expert.
• guru5n. In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a...

H

• habu9n. Any of several venomous snake species of Asia.
• haku11n. A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making...
• hapu9n. A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within...
• hifu10n. A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their...
• honu7n. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
• huhu10n. A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.

J

• jehu14n. A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
• jeju18n. A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus...
• jiju18n. Brother-in-law.
• juju18n. A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or...
• juku15n. A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school...

K

• kagu9n. A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only...
• kahu11n. Swamp harrier (Circus approximans).
• kaju15n. Cashew nut.
• kapu10n. Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
• kayu11adj. Stupid; foolish.
• koku12n. A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed...
• koru8n. A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in...
• kudu9n. A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis...
• kuku12n. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.
• kuru8n. A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found...
• kutu8n. A body louse.

L

• lieu4n. A place or stead.
• limu6n. Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of...
• luau4n. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and...
• lulu4n. A remarkable person, object, or idea.

M

• mahu9n. A person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social...
• malu6n. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.
• manu6n. A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back...
• mapu8n. The supreme being in Meitei folklore, mythology and religion.
• maru6n. A Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.
• masu6n. A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit...
• menu6n. The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
• milu6n. Père David's deer, a species of deer native to the river valleys of...
• motu6n. A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.
• mumu8n. In Papua New Guinea, a feast where a pig is cooked.
• muru6n. An act of retaliatory theft among the Maori.

N

• namu6n. A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.
• niru4n. A company within the military of the Qing dynasty.
• nugu5adj. Unknown; unpopular.
• nunu4n. A true bug (or a similar other bug).
• nuru4n. A Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client...

O

• otsu4adj. In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation...

P

• pacu8n. Any of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to...
• patu6n. A Maori club or pounder.
• pudu7n. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some...
• puku10n. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
• pulu6n. A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree...
• putu6n. A form of porridge made from maize meal.

R

• ratu4n. A Fijian chief or chiefly titleholder.
• regu5n. A standard group of three players in a sepak takraw team.
• rimu6n. A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, Dacrydium cupressinum.
• ruru4n. The morepork.

S

• sapu6v. To eat up.
• seau4n. A pottery pail.
• sifu7n. A master or teacher in the context of martial arts, especially kung fu...
• siku8n. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.
• sisu4n. Strength of will in the face of adversity; grit, perseverance or...
• situ4n. Only used in in situ.
• soju11n. A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.
• stau4n. A slepton which is the hypothetical superpartner of a tau lepton.
• sulu4n. An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.
• susu4n. An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean...

T

• tegu5n. Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and...
• thou7v. To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an...
• tipu6n. A South American tree, Tipuana tipu, which is grown as an ornamental in...
• tofu7n. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
• tolu4n. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and...
• trou4n. Trousers.
• tutu4n. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

V

• vatu7n. The national currency of Vanuatu.
• venu7n. One of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music.

W

• wudu8n. A ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor...

Y

• yadu8n. A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five...
• yaku11n. A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a...
• yuzu16n. A citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus...

Z

• zebu15n. A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump...
• zhou16n. Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words ending in U are there?

Word.ws lists 111 four-letter words ending in U, plus 35 rare ones.

What are common four-letter words ending in U?

menu, thou, guru, beau, lieu, zhou, manu and lulu.

Which of the four-letter words ending in U has the highest letter score?

juju scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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