Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: MIAOU, PAREU, POILU, BAYOU, PRAHU and PILAU. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 20 of the 25 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- KUDZU19 points
- HOKKU16 points
- QUIPU16 points
- BIJOU14 points
- FICHU13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second-to-last letter is O (5 words), followed by H (3).
5 letter words ending with…
- 5 letter words ending with a355 words
- 5 letter words ending with b35 words
- 5 letter words ending with c97 words
- 5 letter words ending with d580 words
- 5 letter words ending with e929 words
- 5 letter words ending with f53 words
- 5 letter words ending with g88 words
- 5 letter words ending with h254 words
- 5 letter words ending with i142 words
- j0
- 5 letter words ending with k181 words
- 5 letter words ending with l344 words
- 5 letter words ending with m125 words
- 5 letter words ending with n363 words
- 5 letter words ending with o221 words
- 5 letter words ending with p120 words
- q2
- 5 letter words ending with r520 words
- 5 letter words ending with s2,672 words
- 5 letter words ending with t479 words
- u25
- v2
- 5 letter words ending with w40 words
- 5 letter words ending with x47 words
- 5 letter words ending with y894 words
- 5 letter words ending with z18 words
Related lists
Questions
How many 5 letter words end with U?
There are 25 5 letter words that end with U in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end with U?
KUDZU, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends with U?
MIAOU, PAREU and PRAHU use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

