3-Letter Words With U in Them
Our word finder knows 137 three-letter words with U in them. Common picks such as YOU, BUT, OUR lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- you6
- but5
- our3
- out3
- use3
- buy8
- sun3
- run3
- put5
- fun6
- due4
- jun10
- cut5
- sub5
- guy7
- cup7
- bus5
- bug6
- ups5
- gnu4
All 137 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- pub 7
- gun 4
- sum 5
- hub 8
- sue 3
- flu 6
- tub 5
- duo 4
- fur 6
- rug 4
- nut 3
- eau 3
- mud 6
- dui 4
- leu 3
- mug 6
- bud 6
- gum 6
- huh 9
- sup 5
- rue 3
- dub 6
- cue 5
- mum 7
- cur 5
- hut 6
- rub 5
- mus 5
- hum 8
- gut 4
- bur 5
- hug 7
- tau 3
- yum 8
- luv 6
- rum 5
- cub 7
- lug 4
- emu 5
- lux 10
- dug 5
- urn 3
- hun 6
- dun 4
- yup 8
- jug 11
- pug 6
- tug 4
- pup 7
- nun 3
- bum 7
- umm 7
- hue 6
- duh 7
- ecu 5
- bun 5
- qua 12
- uns 3
- pun 5
- sau 3
- ugh 7
- pur 5
- jeu 10
- jus 10
- dup 6
- tux 10
- tut 3
- ute 3
- sou 3
- nus 3
- cru 5
- tun 3
- mun 5
- uta 3
- uts 3
- pud 6
- rut 3
- lum 5
- pus 5
- udo 4
- fud 7
- pul 5
- urb 5
- tui 3
- gul 4
- suk 7
- auk 7
- piu 5
- hup 8
- yuk 10
- feu 6
- bub 7
- cud 6
- mut 5
- dud 5
- fug 7
- amu 5
- uke 7
- fou 6
- ump 7
- oud 4
- ulu 3
- wud 7
- nub 5
- tup 5
- urd 4
- guv 7
- jut 10
- upo 5
- urp 5
- vau 6
- vug 7
- fub 8
- kue 7
- suq 12
- vum 8
- zuz 21
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many three-letter words are there with U in them?
There are 137 three-letter words with U in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are YOU, BUT, OUR.
What are common three-letter words with U in them?
YOU, BUT, OUR, OUT, USE are the most frequently used. The full list of 137 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.