5 Letter 5 Letter 14 Letter Countdown Words Ending With U

AMU (5) [noun] A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon. EAU (3) [proper noun] Misspelling of Eau ECU (5) [noun] The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro. EMU (5) [noun] A cassowary (genus Casuarius). | [noun] A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. | [noun] Any of the various units to measure electricity and magnetism in the CGS (now replaced by SI) system of units; abbreviated emu or EMU. | [noun] A person or thing that emulates. FEU (6) [noun] Land held in feudal tenure. | [verb] To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure. FLU (6) [noun] Influenza. | [noun] Stomach flu. FOU (6) [adjective] Drunk. GNU (4) [noun] A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns. JEU (10) LEU (3) [noun] The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. | [noun] The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani. PIU (5) SAU (3) SOU (3) [noun] An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. | [noun] Cent; pocket money. | [noun] A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. TAU (3) [noun] The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek. | [noun] A Τ-shaped sign or structure; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol. | [noun] A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon. ULU (3) [noun] An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women. | [noun] Anglicized spelling of ʻulu (Hawaiian for breadfruit) VAU (6) YOU (6) [verb] To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal). | [pronoun] (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object. | [pronoun] (reflexive pronoun) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

BABU (8) [noun] (Indian English) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man | [noun] (Indian English) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official. BEAU (6) [noun] A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. | [noun] A male lover; a boyfriend. | [noun] A male escort. BEDU (7) [noun] A member of the nomadic Arab peoples of the desert regions of North Africa and the Middle East, also spelled Bedouin. ECRU (6) [noun] A beige colour. | [adjective] Of a beige colour. EMEU (6) FUGU (8) [noun] Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. GENU (5) [noun] Knee | [noun] A knee-like bend. GURU (5) [noun] A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. | [noun] (sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. HABU (9) IGLU (5) JEHU (14) JUJU (18) [noun] A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers. | [noun] The magical or supernatural power of such a charm. | [noun] The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior. | [noun] A marijuana cigarette; a joint. | [noun] A genre of popular Nigerian music that comes from traditional Yoruba percussion traditions. KAGU (9) [noun] A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae. KUDU (9) [noun] A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu). KURU (8) [noun] A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism. LEKU (8) LIEU (4) [noun] Place, stead; See in lieu or in lieu of LITU (4) LUAU (4) [noun] An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. LULU (4) [noun] A remarkable person, object or idea. | [noun] A very attractive or alluring person. | [noun] A very bad mistake or error. MENU (6) [noun] The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. | [noun] A list of dishes offered in a restaurant. | [noun] A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface MEOU (6) MUMU (8) PRAU (6) [noun] A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. SULU (4) [noun] An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji. TABU (6) [noun] An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. | [noun] (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred. | [verb] To mark as taboo. THOU (7) THRU (7) [preposition] From one side of an opening to the other. | [preposition] Entering, then later leaving. | [preposition] Surrounded by (while moving). TOFU (7) [noun] A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. | [noun] A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as □ or ժ) TOLU (4) [noun] The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery. TUTU (4) [noun] A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. | [noun] Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand. UNAU (4) VATU (7) [noun] The national currency of Vanuatu. ZEBU (15) [noun] A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).

ADIEU (6) [noun] A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell. | [interjection] Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye. BATTU (7) [adjective] Beaten or struck, used in ballet to describe a movement where the legs are beaten together in the air. | [verb] Past tense of "bat" in some contexts, particularly in ballet terminology. BAYOU (10) [noun] A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. | [noun] A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water. BIJOU (14) [noun] A jewel. | [noun] A piece of jewelry; a trinket. | [noun] A small intricate piece of metalwork. | [adjective] Small, little (often implying affection) CORNU (7) [noun] A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn. COYPU (12) [noun] A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere. FICHU (13) [noun] A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest. FONDU (9) [noun] The graded shift from one color into another. | [noun] Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg. | [noun] A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped. HAIKU (12) [noun] A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. | [noun] A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. HOKKU (16) [noun] A type of Japanese poem. KUDZU (19) [noun] An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. MIAOU (7) PAREU (7) PERDU (8) PILAU (7) [noun] A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. | [adjective] Filthy POILU (7) [noun] A French infantryman during the First World War POYOU (10) PRAHU (10) [noun] A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. QUIPU (16) [noun] A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords. SADHU (9) [noun] An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). SAJOU (12) SHOYU (11) [noun] A dark form of soy sauce SNAFU (8) [noun] A ridiculously chaotic situation. | [noun] A major glitch or breakdown. | [verb] To screw up or foul up. VERTU (8) [noun] The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities. | [noun] Objets d'art collectively. | [noun] Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power. VIRTU (8) [noun] The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities. | [noun] Objets d'art collectively. | [noun] Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power.

ACAJOU (15) [noun] The cashew tree. | [noun] A cashew nut. | [noun] The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae. AMADOU (9) [noun] A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. APERCU (10) [noun] A clever insight. | [noun] A summary or outline; words that summarize. BATEAU (8) [noun] A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. BOUBOU (10) [noun] A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. | [noun] Any of various passerine birds in the bushshrike family of the genus Laniarius. BUREAU (8) [noun] An administrative unit of government; office. | [noun] An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. | [noun] An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). CACHOU (13) [noun] A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. | [noun] A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc. CONGOU (9) [noun] A type of Chinese black tea, also known as congou tea or lapsang souchong. COTEAU (8) [noun] A small hill or the side of a hill, especially in prairie regions. COYPOU (13) [noun] A large rodent native to South America, similar to a beaver, with webbed hind feet and a rat-like tail. GAGAKU (12) GATEAU (7) [noun] A rich, usually iced, cake. | [noun] A dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould. GRUGRU (8) HALERU (9) JABIRU (15) [noun] A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas. | [noun] The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus. LANDAU (7) [noun] A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other. | [noun] (by extension) A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages. MANITU (8) MILIEU (8) [noun] Medium. | [noun] Social setting or environment. MUUMUU (10) [noun] A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). NILGAU (7) ORMOLU (8) [noun] Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes. | [verb] To decorate with gilded ormolu articles. | [adjective] Made from golden or gilded brass or bronze. QUIPPU (19) RESEAU (6) SADDHU (11) SAMSHU (11) SENRYU (9) TELEDU (7) [noun] A stink badger, a mammal endemic to the island of Java, Mydaus javanensis.

ANTIFLU (10) BABASSU (11) [noun] A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil. BANDEAU (10) [noun] A band for the hair. | [noun] A band. | [noun] A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric. BATTEAU (9) [noun] A light, flat-bottomed boat with pointed ends, used for transportation on rivers and shallow waters. BEBEERU (11) [noun] A tropical South American tree (Ocotea rodiei) that yields a hard, durable wood used in construction and furniture making. BUNRAKU (13) [noun] A form of Japanese puppet theater in which large dolls are manipulated by multiple puppeteers to enact stories, often accompanied by music and narration. CARIBOU (11) [noun] Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus. CATECHU (14) [noun] A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid. CHAPEAU (14) [noun] A hat. | [noun] A cap of maintenance. | [noun] The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine. CHATEAU (12) [noun] A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house. | [noun] Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle. | [noun] An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux. COUTEAU (9) FABLIAU (12) [noun] A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. INCONNU (9) [noun] A large salmonid fish, Stenodus leucichthys, with a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and a high and pointed dorsal fin JAMBEAU (18) [noun] A piece of armour for the leg. JUJITSU (21) [noun] A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jutsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent. | [noun] Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo. | [noun] Precision maneuvering. JUJUTSU (21) [noun] A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jutsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent. | [noun] Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo. | [noun] Precision maneuvering. MANITOU (9) [noun] A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians. MANTEAU (9) [noun] A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries. MARABOU (11) [noun] Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging. | [noun] A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. | [noun] A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring. MORCEAU (11) [noun] A bit; a morsel. NILGHAU (11) NOUVEAU (10) [adjective] New, fashionable. NYLGHAU (14) PARVENU (12) [noun] A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class. | [adjective] Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu. PLATEAU (9) [noun] A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. | [noun] A comparatively stable level in something that varies. | [noun] An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver. PURLIEU (9) [noun] The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc. | [noun] The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood. RONDEAU (8) [noun] A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. | [noun] A monophonic song with a two-part refrain. ROULEAU (7) [noun] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. | [noun] A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases. SAPAJOU (16) SEPPUKU (15) [noun] A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment. SHIATSU (10) [noun] A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy. SHIATZU (19) SUBMENU (11) [noun] A secondary menu available through another menu, especially one that branches off the first. TABLEAU (9) [noun] A striking and vivid representation; a picture. | [noun] A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture. | [noun] Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs"). TAMANDU (10) TAMARAU (9) [noun] A small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, found only on Mindoro in the Philippines. TIMARAU (9) TINAMOU (9) [noun] Any of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae. TONNEAU (7) [noun] The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers. | [noun] An old-style open passenger vehicle with a tonneau (rear compartment with seats). | [noun] A protective covering which may be secured over the exposed portion of a motor vehicle, such as the seating area of an open sports car or the back of a pickup truck. TRUMEAU (9) [noun] The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church. | [noun] A trumeau mirror. TURACOU (9) WAMEFOU (15)

ABOIDEAU (11) ABOITEAU (10) CARCAJOU (19) [noun] Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family) COUMAROU (12) [noun] A tropical American tree (Dipteryx odorata) that produces fragrant seeds used in perfumery and flavoring, also known as tonka bean. | [noun] The fragrant seed of this tree. FLAMBEAU (15) [noun] A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. FROUFROU (14) [noun] A rustling sound, as of silk fabric. HAUSFRAU (14) [noun] A traditional housewife. JIUJITSU (22) [noun] A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jutsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent. | [noun] Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo. | [noun] Precision maneuvering. JIUJUTSU (22) KABELJOU (21) [noun] A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus. KINKAJOU (23) [noun] Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon. NUNCHAKU (17) [noun] A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. | [noun] The skill of using this weapon in martial arts. PIRARUCU (12) PRIEDIEU (11) ROUSSEAU (8) TIRAMISU (10) [noun] An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee VERMOULU (13) WILLIWAU (14) ZAIBATSU (19) [noun] A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation.

BORDEREAU (12) [noun] A detailed list or inventory, especially of documents or goods in a shipment. IMPROMPTU (17) [noun] A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo. | [noun] (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation. | [adjective] Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal. TROUSSEAU (9) [noun] The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects for her wedding and married life. | [noun] A bundle.

FRICANDEAU (16) [noun] A French dish consisting of thinly sliced veal, braised with various vegetables and white wine

PORTMANTEAU (15) [noun] A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections. | [noun] A schoolbag. | [noun] A hook on which to hang clothing. | [noun] A portmanteau word.

EISTEDDFODAU (18) [noun] Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.