8 Letter Words Containing U
There are 7,342 8-letter English words that contain U, from ABACUSES to ZUCCHINI. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: QUIZZING (36), QUIZZERS (35), HUZZAHED (33). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ABACUSES12 pts
- ABDUCENS13 pts
- ABDUCENT13 pts
- ABDUCING14 pts
- ABDUCTED14 pts
- ABDUCTOR13 pts
- ABJURERS17 pts
- ABJURING18 pts
- ABLUENTS10 pts
- ABLUTION10 pts
- ABOIDEAU11 pts
- ABOITEAU10 pts
- ABOMASUM14 pts
- ABOMASUS12 pts
- ABOULIAS10 pts
- ABOUNDED12 pts
- ABRUPTER12 pts
- ABRUPTLY15 pts
- ABSOLUTE10 pts
- ABSTRUSE10 pts
- ABSURDER11 pts
- ABSURDLY14 pts
- ABUNDANT11 pts
- ABUSABLE12 pts
- ABUTILON10 pts
- ABUTMENT12 pts
- ABUTTALS10 pts
- ABUTTERS10 pts
- ABUTTING11 pts
- ACANTHUS13 pts
- ACARPOUS12 pts
- ACAUDATE11 pts
- ACAULINE10 pts
- ACAULOSE10 pts
- ACAULOUS10 pts
- ACCOUNTS12 pts
- ACCOUTER12 pts
- ACCOUTRE12 pts
- ACCRUALS12 pts
- ACCRUING13 pts
- ACCURACY17 pts
- ACCURATE12 pts
- ACCURSED13 pts
- ACCUSALS12 pts
- ACCUSANT12 pts
- ACCUSERS12 pts
- ACCUSING13 pts
- ACCUSTOM14 pts
- ACEQUIAS19 pts
- ACERVULI13 pts
- ACICULAE12 pts
- ACICULAR12 pts
- ACICULAS12 pts
- ACICULUM14 pts
- ACIDURIA11 pts
- ACONITUM12 pts
- ACOUSTIC12 pts
- ACQUAINT19 pts
- ACQUESTS19 pts
- ACQUIRED20 pts
- ACQUIRER19 pts
- ACQUIRES19 pts
- ACTINIUM12 pts
- ACTUALLY13 pts
- ACTUATED11 pts
- ACTUATES10 pts
- ACTUATOR10 pts
- ACUITIES10 pts
- ACULEATE10 pts
- ACUTANCE12 pts
- ADDENDUM13 pts
- ADDUCENT12 pts
- ADDUCERS12 pts
- ADDUCING13 pts
- ADDUCTED13 pts
- ADDUCTOR12 pts
- ADEQUACY23 pts
- ADEQUATE18 pts
- ADJOURNS16 pts
- ADJUDGED19 pts
- ADJUDGES18 pts
- ADJUNCTS18 pts
- ADJURERS16 pts
- ADJURING17 pts
- ADJURORS16 pts
- ADJUSTED17 pts
- ADJUSTER16 pts
- ADJUSTOR16 pts
- ADJUTANT16 pts
- ADJUVANT19 pts
- ADULARIA9 pts
- ADULATED10 pts
- ADULATES9 pts
- ADULATOR9 pts
- ADULTERY12 pts
- ADUMBRAL13 pts
- ADUNCATE11 pts
- ADUNCOUS11 pts
- AECIDIUM13 pts
- AEQUORIN17 pts
- AEROBIUM12 pts
- AERODUCT11 pts
- AERONAUT8 pts
- AFFLATUS14 pts
- AFFLUENT14 pts
- AFFLUXES21 pts
- AFFUSION14 pts
- AFLUTTER11 pts
- AGENDUMS12 pts
- AGERATUM11 pts
- AGOUTIES9 pts
- AGUELIKE13 pts
- AGUEWEED13 pts
- AGUISHLY15 pts
- AIGUILLE9 pts
- AIMFULLY16 pts
- AIRBOUND11 pts
- AIRBRUSH13 pts
- AIRBURST10 pts
- AIRBUSES10 pts
- ALARUMED11 pts
- ALBUMENS12 pts
- ALBUMINS12 pts
- ALBUMOSE12 pts
- ALBURNUM12 pts
- ALEHOUSE11 pts
- ALEURONE8 pts
- ALEURONS8 pts
- ALFAQUIN20 pts
- ALFAQUIS20 pts
- ALIQUANT17 pts
- ALIQUOTS17 pts
- ALLELUIA8 pts
- ALLODIUM11 pts
- ALLUDING10 pts
- ALLURERS8 pts
- ALLURING9 pts
- ALLUSION8 pts
- ALLUSIVE11 pts
- ALLUVIAL11 pts
- ALLUVION11 pts
- ALLUVIUM13 pts
- ALTHOUGH15 pts
- ALTITUDE9 pts
- ALTRUISM10 pts
- ALTRUIST8 pts
- ALUMINAS10 pts
- ALUMINES10 pts
- ALUMINIC12 pts
- ALUMINUM12 pts
- ALUMROOT10 pts
- ALUNITES8 pts
- ALVEOLUS11 pts
- ALYSSUMS13 pts
- AMATEURS10 pts
- AMBULANT12 pts
- AMBULATE12 pts
- AMBUSHED16 pts
- AMBUSHER15 pts
- AMBUSHES15 pts
- AMIANTUS10 pts
- AMMONIUM14 pts
- AMOUNTED11 pts
- AMPLEXUS19 pts
- AMPOULES12 pts
- AMPULLAE12 pts
- AMPULLAR12 pts
- AMPUTATE12 pts
- AMPUTEES12 pts
- AMUSABLE12 pts
- AMUSEDLY14 pts
- AMYGDULE15 pts
- ANALOGUE9 pts
- ANCHUSAS13 pts
- ANCHUSIN13 pts
- ANESTRUS8 pts
- ANEURINS8 pts
- ANEURISM10 pts
- ANEURYSM13 pts
- ANGINOUS9 pts
- ANGULATE9 pts
- ANGULOSE9 pts
- ANGULOUS9 pts
- ANIMUSES10 pts
- ANKUSHES15 pts
- ANNOUNCE10 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANNULATE8 pts
- ANNULETS8 pts
- ANNULLED9 pts
- ANNULOSE8 pts
- ANOVULAR11 pts
- ANSEROUS8 pts
- ANTICULT10 pts
- ANTIDRUG10 pts
- ANTINUKE12 pts
- ANTIQUED18 pts
- ANTIQUER17 pts
- ANTIQUES17 pts
- ANTIRUST8 pts
- ANTISMUT10 pts
- ANURESES8 pts
- ANURESIS8 pts
- ANURETIC10 pts
- APERTURE10 pts
- APHTHOUS16 pts
- APICULUS12 pts
- APOLOGUE11 pts
- APOLUNES10 pts
- APPLAUDS13 pts
- APPLAUSE12 pts
- APPLIQUE21 pts
- APPULSES12 pts
- APTERIUM12 pts
- APTEROUS10 pts
- APTITUDE11 pts
- AQUACADE20 pts
- AQUANAUT17 pts
- AQUARIAL17 pts
- AQUARIAN17 pts
- AQUARIST17 pts
- AQUARIUM19 pts
- AQUATICS19 pts
- AQUATINT17 pts
- AQUATONE17 pts
- AQUAVITS20 pts
- AQUEDUCT20 pts
- AQUIFERS20 pts
- AQUILINE17 pts
- ARACEOUS10 pts
- ARBOROUS10 pts
- ARBOURED11 pts
- ARBUSCLE12 pts
- ARBUTEAN10 pts
- ARCANUMS12 pts
- ARCATURE10 pts
- ARCHDUKE18 pts
- ARCUATED11 pts
- ARETHUSA11 pts
- ARGENTUM11 pts
- ARGONAUT9 pts
- ARGUABLE11 pts
- ARGUABLY14 pts
- ARGUFIED13 pts
- ARGUFIER12 pts
- ARGUFIES12 pts
- ARGUMENT11 pts
- ARMATURE10 pts
- ARMOURED11 pts
- ARMOURER10 pts
- AROUSALS8 pts
- AROUSERS8 pts
- AROUSING9 pts
- ARQUEBUS19 pts
- ARSENOUS8 pts
- ARSONOUS8 pts
- ARTFULLY14 pts
- ARUGOLAS9 pts
- ARUGULAS9 pts
- ASBESTUS10 pts
- ASCIDIUM13 pts
- ASSAULTS8 pts
- ASSUAGED10 pts
- ASSUAGES9 pts
- ASSUMERS10 pts
- ASSUMING11 pts
- ASSUREDS9 pts
- ASSURERS8 pts
- ASSURING9 pts
- ASSURORS8 pts
- ASTOMOUS10 pts
- ASTOUNDS9 pts
- ASTUTELY11 pts
- ATHENEUM13 pts
- ATTITUDE9 pts
- ATTUNING9 pts
- AUBERGES11 pts
- AUBRETIA10 pts
- AUBRIETA10 pts
- AUCTIONS10 pts
- AUDACITY14 pts
- AUDIBLES11 pts
- AUDIENCE11 pts
- AUDIENTS9 pts
- AUDITING10 pts
- AUDITION9 pts
- AUDITIVE12 pts
- AUDITORS9 pts
- AUDITORY12 pts
- AUGMENTS11 pts
- AUGURERS9 pts
- AUGURIES9 pts
- AUGURING10 pts
- AUGUSTER9 pts
- AUGUSTLY12 pts
- AUNTHOOD12 pts
- AUNTLIER8 pts
- AUNTLIKE12 pts
- AUREOLAE8 pts
- AUREOLAS8 pts
- AUREOLED9 pts
- AUREOLES8 pts
- AURICLED11 pts
- AURICLES10 pts
- AURICULA10 pts
- AURIFORM13 pts
- AUROREAN8 pts
- AUSFORMS13 pts
- AUSPICES12 pts
- AUSTERER8 pts
- AUSTRALS8 pts
- AUTACOID11 pts
- AUTARCHY16 pts
- AUTARKIC14 pts
- AUTECISM12 pts
- AUTHORED12 pts
- AUTISTIC10 pts
- AUTOBAHN13 pts
- AUTOCADE11 pts
- AUTOCOID11 pts
- AUTOCRAT10 pts
- AUTODYNE12 pts
- AUTOGAMY14 pts
- AUTOGENY12 pts
- AUTOGIRO9 pts
- AUTOGYRO12 pts
- AUTOLYSE11 pts
- AUTOLYZE20 pts
- AUTOMATA10 pts
- AUTOMATE10 pts
- AUTONOMY13 pts
- AUTOPSIC12 pts
- AUTOSOME10 pts
- AUTOTOMY13 pts
- AUTOTYPE13 pts
- AUTOTYPY16 pts
- AUTUMNAL10 pts
- AUTUNITE8 pts
- AUXETICS17 pts
- AVICULAR13 pts
- AVIFAUNA14 pts
- AVOUCHED17 pts
- AVOUCHER16 pts
- AVOUCHES16 pts
- AVULSING12 pts
- AVULSION11 pts
- AWFULLER14 pts
- AYURVEDA15 pts
- AZIMUTHS22 pts
- AZOTURIA17 pts
- AZURITES17 pts
B
- BABASSUS12 pts
- BABIRUSA12 pts
- BABUSHKA19 pts
- BACCHIUS17 pts
- BACILLUS12 pts
- BACKHAUL19 pts
- BACKOUTS16 pts
- BACKRUSH19 pts
- BACULINE12 pts
- BACULUMS14 pts
- BADMOUTH16 pts
- BAGHOUSE14 pts
- BAGUETTE11 pts
- BAHADURS14 pts
- BAILOUTS10 pts
- BALISAUR10 pts
- BALLUTES10 pts
- BALUSTER10 pts
- BANAUSIC12 pts
- BANDEAUS11 pts
- BANDEAUX18 pts
- BANKRUPT16 pts
- BANQUETS19 pts
- BARBECUE14 pts
- BARBEQUE21 pts
- BARBULES12 pts
- BARGUEST11 pts
- BARLEDUC13 pts
- BAROQUES19 pts
- BAROUCHE15 pts
- BASCULES12 pts
- BASIDIUM13 pts
- BASINFUL13 pts
- BATHTUBS15 pts
- BATTEAUX17 pts
- BAUDEKIN15 pts
- BAUDRONS11 pts
- BAUHINIA13 pts
- BAULKIER14 pts
- BAULKING15 pts
- BAUXITES17 pts
- BAUXITIC19 pts
- BDELLIUM13 pts
- BEARHUGS14 pts
- BEAUCOUP14 pts
- BEAUTIES10 pts
- BEAUTIFY16 pts
- BEBEERUS12 pts
- BECLOUDS13 pts
- BECRUSTS12 pts
- BECUDGEL14 pts
- BECURSED13 pts
- BECURSES12 pts
- BEDAUBED14 pts
- BEDOUINS11 pts
- BEDQUILT20 pts
- BEDUMBED16 pts
- BEDUNCED14 pts
- BEDUNCES13 pts
- BEECHNUT15 pts
- BEFOULED14 pts
- BEFOULER13 pts
- BEFUDDLE15 pts
- BEGRUDGE13 pts
- BEGUILED12 pts
- BEGUILER11 pts
- BEGUILES11 pts
- BEGUINES11 pts
- BEGULFED15 pts
- BEJEEZUS26 pts
- BEJUMBLE21 pts
- BELABOUR12 pts
- BELAUDED12 pts
- BELIQUOR19 pts
- BELLPULL12 pts
- BELLYFUL16 pts
- BEMUDDLE14 pts
- BEMURMUR14 pts
- BEMUSING13 pts
- BEMUZZLE30 pts
- BENUMBED15 pts
- BEQUEATH22 pts
- BEQUESTS19 pts
- BERCEUSE12 pts
- BERMUDAS13 pts
- BEROUGED12 pts
- BESCOURS12 pts
- BESHOUTS13 pts
- BESHROUD14 pts
- BESMUDGE14 pts
- BESOUGHT14 pts
- BESPOUSE12 pts
- BETELNUT10 pts
- BETHUMPS17 pts
- BEUNCLED13 pts
- BEZIQUES28 pts
- BIANNUAL10 pts
- BIBULOUS12 pts
- BICAUDAL13 pts
- BICOLOUR12 pts
- BICUSPID15 pts
- BIENNIUM12 pts
- BIGAMOUS13 pts
- BIGMOUTH16 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BIJUGATE18 pts
- BIJUGOUS18 pts
- BILLBUGS13 pts
- BIMANOUS12 pts
- BIMANUAL12 pts
- BINAURAL10 pts
- BIOVULAR13 pts
- BIPAROUS12 pts
- BIRAMOUS12 pts
- BISCUITS12 pts
- BISEXUAL17 pts
- BISMUTHS15 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BITUMENS12 pts
- BIUNIQUE19 pts
- BIVOUACS15 pts
- BLACKGUM19 pts
- BLACKOUT16 pts
- BLAMEFUL15 pts
- BLASTULA10 pts
- BLAUBOKS16 pts
- BLELLUMS12 pts
- BLESBUCK18 pts
- BLISSFUL13 pts
- BLOUSIER10 pts
- BLOUSILY13 pts
- BLOUSING11 pts
- BLOUSONS10 pts
- BLOWGUNS14 pts
- BLOWOUTS13 pts
- BLOWTUBE15 pts
- BLUBBERS14 pts
- BLUBBERY17 pts
- BLUBBING15 pts
- BLUCHERS15 pts
- BLUDGEON12 pts
- BLUDGERS12 pts
- BLUEBALL12 pts
- BLUEBELL12 pts
- BLUEBILL12 pts
- BLUEBIRD13 pts
- BLUEBOOK16 pts
- BLUECAPS14 pts
- BLUECOAT12 pts
- BLUEFINS13 pts
- BLUEFISH16 pts
- BLUEGILL11 pts
- BLUEGUMS13 pts
- BLUEHEAD14 pts
- BLUEINGS11 pts
- BLUEJACK23 pts
- BLUEJAYS20 pts
- BLUELINE10 pts
- BLUENESS10 pts
- BLUENOSE10 pts
- BLUESIER10 pts
- BLUESMAN12 pts
- BLUESMEN12 pts
- BLUESTEM12 pts
- BLUETICK16 pts
- BLUEWEED14 pts
- BLUEWOOD14 pts
- BLUFFERS16 pts
- BLUFFEST16 pts
- BLUFFING17 pts
- BLUNDERS11 pts
- BLUNGERS11 pts
- BLUNGING12 pts
- BLUNTEST10 pts
- BLUNTING11 pts
- BLURBING13 pts
- BLURRIER10 pts
- BLURRILY13 pts
- BLURRING11 pts
- BLURTERS10 pts
- BLURTING11 pts
- BLUSHERS13 pts
- BLUSHFUL16 pts
- BLUSHING14 pts
- BLUSTERS10 pts
- BLUSTERY13 pts
- BOASTFUL13 pts
- BOATFULS13 pts
- BODYSUIT14 pts
- BODYSURF17 pts
- BOOKFULS17 pts
- BORDEAUX18 pts
- BORDURES11 pts
- BOROUGHS14 pts
- BOSQUETS19 pts
- BOTHRIUM15 pts
- BOTULINS10 pts
- BOTULISM12 pts
- BOUCHEES15 pts
- BOUDOIRS11 pts
- BOUFFANT16 pts
- BOUGHPOT16 pts
- BOUGHTEN14 pts
- BOUILLON10 pts
- BOULDERS11 pts
- BOULDERY14 pts
- BOUNCERS12 pts
- BOUNCIER12 pts
- BOUNCILY15 pts
- BOUNCING13 pts
- BOUNDARY14 pts
- BOUNDERS11 pts
- BOUNDING12 pts
- BOUNTIED11 pts
- BOUNTIES10 pts
- BOUQUETS19 pts
- BOURBONS12 pts
- BOURDONS11 pts
- BOURGEON11 pts
- BOURREES10 pts
- BOURRIDE11 pts
- BOURTREE10 pts
- BOUSOUKI14 pts
- BOUTIQUE19 pts
- BOUVIERS13 pts
- BOUZOUKI23 pts
- BOWLFULS16 pts
- BOXHAULS20 pts
- BRACHIUM17 pts
- BRAUNITE10 pts
- BRAVURAS13 pts
- BREADNUT11 pts
- BREAKOUT14 pts
- BREAKUPS16 pts
- BRIMFULL15 pts
- BRIQUETS19 pts
- BROCHURE15 pts
- BROGUERY14 pts
- BROGUISH14 pts
- BRONCHUS15 pts
- BROUGHAM16 pts
- BROUHAHA16 pts
- BROWNOUT13 pts
- BRUCELLA12 pts
- BRUCINES12 pts
- BRUISERS10 pts
- BRUISING11 pts
- BRUITERS10 pts
- BRUITING11 pts
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Showing the first 600 of 7,342 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quizzing | 36 | 39 |
| 2 | quizzers | 35 | 36 |
| 3 | huzzahed | 33 | 32 |
| 4 | buzzwigs | 32 | 35 |
| 5 | buzzword | 32 | 34 |
| 6 | mezuzahs | 31 | 32 |
| 7 | mezuzoth | 31 | 32 |
| 8 | bemuzzle | 30 | 34 |
| 9 | huzzaing | 30 | 32 |
| 10 | muzzling | 29 | 34 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain U?
7,342 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters U in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).