3 Letter Words With U

201 words (149 Scrabble US, 201 Scrabble UK, 149 WGPO, 134 Words With Friends, 21 everyday ★)

201 three-letter words have the letter U. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 3-letter words that have the letter U

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • use★3to put into service
  • buy★8to purchase
  • sun★3the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
  • run★3to move by rapid steps
  • put★5to place in a particular location
  • fun★6activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  • due★4owed and payable immediately or on demand
  • cut★5to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument
  • sub★5to act as a substitute
  • guy★7an informal term for a youth or man
  • cup★7a small open container usually used for drinking
  • bus★5a vehicle carrying many passengers
  • bug★6general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
  • ups★5to raise
  • pub★7a tavern
  • gun★4a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or…

All 201 words

A…

3-letter words with A (7)

Top score: AUK, 7 points. a bird of genus Alle

B…

3-letter words with B (10)

Top score: BUY, 8 points. to purchase

C…

3-letter words with C (8)

Top score: CUZ, 14 points. a cousin

D…

3-letter words with D (12)

Top score: DUX, 11 points

E…

3-letter words with E (4)

Top score: EUK, 7 points

F…

3-letter words with F (9)

Top score: FUM, 8 points (tied with one other)

G…

3-letter words with G (14)

Top score: GJU, 11 points

H…

3-letter words with H (9)

Top score: HUH, 9 points. used to express surprise

J…

3-letter words with J (6)

Top score: JUG, 11 points (tied with one other). to put into a large, deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle

K…

3-letter words with K (2)

Top score: KYU, 10 points

L…

3-letter words with L (10)

Top score: LUZ, 12 points

M…

3-letter words with M (9)

Top score: MUX, 12 points. to transmit several messages simultaneously along a single channel

N…

3-letter words with N (6)

Top score: NUB, 5 points. a protuberance or knob

O…

3-letter words with O (6)

Top score: OUK, 7 points

P…

3-letter words with P (13)

Top score: PUY, 8 points (tied with one other)

Q…

3-letter words with Q (1)

Top score: QUA, 12 points. in the capacity of

R…

3-letter words with R (9)

Top score: RYU, 6 points. a school of Japanese martial arts

S…

3-letter words with S (14)

Top score: SUQ, 12 points. a marketplace in northern Africa and the Middle East

T…

3-letter words with T (9)

Top score: TUX, 10 points. a tuxedo

U…

3-letter words with U (30)

Top score: UMM, 7 points (tied with three others). um

V…

3-letter words with V (3)

Top score: VUM, 8 points. used to express surprise

W…

3-letter words with W (3)

Top score: WUZ, 15 points. to have actuality

Y…

3-letter words with Y (6)

Top score: YUK, 10 points. to laugh loudly

Z…

3-letter words with Z (1)

Top score: ZUZ, 21 points. an ancient Hebrew silver coin

About these words

  • 201 of the 1,348 3-letter words have the letter U (15%).
  • 149 are good in NWL2023, 201 in Collins Scrabble Words, 149 in WOW24 and 134 in the Words With Friends list. 21 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, zuz scores the most (21), then wuz (15), then cuz (14), then four words on 12.

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