Words Containing YU

There are over 168 words with the letters YU in English. From short YU-words to long ones, find all the words that have YU in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with YU.

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2-Letter Words With YU

Short high-frequency YU-words:

yu

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3-Letter Words With YU

Short high-frequency YU-words:

ayu

kyu

ryu

yug

yuk

yum

yup

yus

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4-Letter Words With YU

Common 4-letter YU-words:

ayus

kyus

ryus

yuan

yuca

yuch

yuck

yuft

yuga

yugs

yuke

yuko

yuks

yuky

yule

yump

yunx

yups

yutz

yuzu

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5-Letter Words With YU

Common 5-letter YU-words:

layup

shoyu

soyuz

wagyu

yuans

yucca

yucch

yucko

yucks

yuked

yukes

yukky

yukos

yulan

yummo

yummy

yumps

yupon

yuppy

yurts

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6-Letter Words With YU

Common 6-letter YU-words:

cayuse

kikuyu

layups

pyuria

shoyus

wagyus

yuccas

yucked

yucker

yukata

yukier

yuking

yukked

yulans

yumped

yumpie

yupons

yuppie

yurtas

yutzes

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7-Letter Words With YU

Common 7-letter YU-words:

cayuses

chanoyu

dasyure

giddyup

guayule

hallyus

kikuyus

pyurias

senryus

soyuzes

wickyup

yuckers

yuckier

yucking

yugarie

yukkier

yummies

yumpies

yumping

yuppies

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8-Letter Words With YU

Common 8-letter YU-words:

ayurveda

chanoyus

dasyures

guayules

picayune

polyuria

polyuric

wickyups

yuckiest

yugaries

yukkiest

yuletide

yumberry

yummiest

yuppydom

yupsters

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9-Letter Words With YU

Common 9-letter YU-words:

ayurvedas

ayurvedic

picayunes

polyurias

yuckiness

yuletides

yumminess

yuppiedom

yuppieish

yuppified

yuppifies

yuppydoms

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10-Letter Words With YU

Common 10-letter YU-words:

ayurvedics

brachyural

brachyuran

embryulcia

oxyuriases

oxyuriasis

picayunish

yumberries

yuppiedoms

yuppifying

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11-Letter Words With YU

Common 11-letter YU-words:

brachyurans

brachyurous

embryulcias

hydroxyurea

polyurethan

tyuyamunite

yuckinesses

yumminesses

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12-Letter Words With YU

Common 12-letter YU-words:

ayuntamiento

hydroxyureas

picayunishly

polyurethane

polyurethans

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13-Letter Words With YU

Common 13-letter YU-words:

ayuntamientos

polyurethaned

polyurethanes

yuppification

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14-Letter Words With YU

Common 14-letter YU-words:

picayunishness

polyunsaturate

polyurethaning

yuppifications

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15-Letter Words With YU

Common 15-letter YU-words:

polyunsaturated

polyunsaturates

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168 Common Words with YU

Most Common Length
5
(28 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
14.7
(out of 29)
Most Common Ending
s
(41%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains YU?

29 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains YU is hydroxyureas with a total of 29 points.

H 4
Y 4
D 2
R 1
O 1
X 8
Y 4
U 1
R 1
E 1
A 1
S 1

A list of all YU words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with YU. Also commonly searched for are words that end in YU. Try our five letter words with YU page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters YU

  • How many words containing YU are in the English dictionary?

    There are 168 words in the English dictionary that contain YU, and most of them are 5 letters long (28 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing YU?

    The longest word containing YU is "polyunsaturates" at 15 letters long.

  • Are there any rare words containing YU worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "hydroxyurea", "soyuz", "yuzu", "yutz" contain YU and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "hydroxyurea" is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing YU?

    Most words containing YU are 5 letters long, including everyday words like "layup", "shoyu", "soyuz", "wagyu", "yuans".

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