Words that contain 'o' and end in 'u'


This is a popular choice of words, so much so there are over 100 words from the dictionary to select.

3 letter words

  • fou
  • gou
  • iou
  • you
  • kou
  • lou
  • mou
  • nou
  • sou
  • tou

4 letter words

  • chou
  • clou
  • drou
  • hoju
  • jocu
  • kobu
  • koku
  • nosu
  • ogpu
  • ordu
  • shou
  • thou
  • tiou
  • tofu
  • tolu
  • toru

5 letter words

  • anjou
  • ankou
  • artou
  • bayou
  • bijou
  • boyau
  • boldu
  • bottu
  • cajou
  • coypu
  • connu
  • cornu
  • fogou
  • fondu
  • hokku
  • karou
  • kombu
  • kongu
  • loulu
  • miaou
  • montu
  • mordu
  • mosgu
  • noyau
  • opelu
  • padou
  • poilu
  • poyou
  • royou
  • rompu
  • sajou
  • segou
  • shoyu
  • tatou
  • throu
  • topau
  • uvrou

6 letter words

  • acajou
  • allyou
  • aloyau
  • amadou
  • bignou
  • biniou
  • boubou
  • cachou
  • cashou
  • coypou
  • congou
  • coteau
  • doolfu
  • euvrou
  • gayyou
  • gounau
  • holoku
  • houtou
  • kambou
  • kodagu
  • kodogu
  • kokopu
  • koolau
  • kotuku
  • mariou
  • nogaku
  • ormolu
  • pailou
  • roucou
  • samohu
  • sodoku
  • soniou
  • taupou

7 letter words

  • anounou
  • canezou
  • caribou
  • chakobu
  • chanoyu
  • coendou
  • contenu
  • corbeau
  • corbleu
  • cordeau
  • couteau
  • decousu
  • goundou
  • helewou
  • hookupu
  • inconnu
  • itoubou
  • koitapu
  • kwazoku
  • manitou
  • marabou
  • moineau
  • morbleu
  • morceau
  • mordieu
  • nouveau
  • ponceau
  • pounamu
  • rondeau
  • rougeau
  • rouleau
  • sapajou
  • shizoku
  • shutoku
  • soutenu
  • theyaou
  • tinamou
  • tokelau
  • tonneau
  • torteau
  • tuamotu
  • turacou
  • wacapou
  • wamefou
  • warehou

8 letter words

  • aboideau
  • aboiteau
  • alguifou
  • alquifou
  • ballahou
  • barbacou
  • berairou
  • boiguacu
  • boisseau
  • bourreau
  • boutefeu
  • cabassou
  • cachibou
  • carcajou
  • combasou
  • conchucu
  • contineu
  • coumarou
  • fourneau
  • froufrou
  • gokuraku
  • gwerziou
  • honolulu
  • jotisaru
  • kabassou
  • kabeljou
  • kinkajou
  • konomihu
  • masanobu
  • michabou
  • mombottu
  • monbuttu
  • orabassu
  • pioupiou
  • precornu
  • riobitsu
  • rousseau
  • shivzoku
  • tchincou
  • thankyou
  • tohubohu
  • vermoulu

9 letter words

  • aburabozu
  • antecornu
  • bordereau
  • cointreau
  • communiqu
  • contractu
  • damoiseau
  • doubleyou
  • gaspergou
  • impromptu
  • monogamou
  • okupukupu
  • postcornu
  • praecornu
  • solidillu
  • sulphurou
  • tibourbou
  • trousseau

10 letter words

  • cabalassou
  • couscousou
  • dorsicornu
  • jambonneau
  • kotukutuku
  • miniconjou
  • pigeonneau
  • topinambou

11 letter words

  • pockmanteau
  • politbureau
  • portmanteau
  • tororokombu
  • ventricornu

12 letter words

  • archboutefeu
  • eisteddfodau
  • vituperatiou

How many acceptable words could one make using the specified combination?
It is possible to make 217 words with the specified combination.

Which word on this page ranks as the most common?
Our system notes that the most common word in the dictionary that have 'o' in and end with 'u' is 'you'.

What is the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
With the number of words to decide on, your best bet is 'kwazoku' scoring 27 points overall.

How many characters does the largest word from this list contain?
'archboutefeu'!

What is an example of a interesting word from this list?
The most strange word based on expert analysis is 'caribou'. The dictionary defines it as "The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou). Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren. -- Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America.".