Verified pattern list
3 Letter Words With U
This verified list contains 95 CORE words with U, plus 19 entries in the broader extended tier.
U · anywhere
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12 deterministic CORE selections
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What the U list contains
Where U appears
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel77 words
- 2 vowels18 words
Repeated letters
7%
7 of 95 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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3 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to U. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 3-letter Finder search.
3 Letter Words With adjacent AU2 CORE · 1 extendedauk, tau3 Letter Words With adjacent BU9 CORE · 0 extendedbud, bug, bum, bun3 Letter Words With adjacent CU8 CORE · 0 extendedcub, cue, cup, cur3 Letter Words With adjacent DU7 CORE · 2 extendeddub, dud, due, dug3 Letter Words With adjacent EU0 CORE · 2 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent FU4 CORE · 1 extendedfun, fur, fum, fug3 Letter Words With adjacent GU5 CORE · 0 extendedgum, gun, gut, guy3 Letter Words With adjacent HU6 CORE · 1 extendedhub, hue, hug, huh3 Letter Words With adjacent JU2 CORE · 1 extendedjug, jut3 Letter Words With adjacent LU3 CORE · 1 extendedflu, lug, lux3 Letter Words With adjacent MU5 CORE · 2 extendedmud, mug, mum, emu3 Letter Words With adjacent NU5 CORE · 0 extendedgnu, nun, nut, nub3 Letter Words With adjacent OU4 CORE · 3 extendedour, out, you, sou3 Letter Words With adjacent PU7 CORE · 1 extendedpub, pun, pup, pus3 Letter Words With adjacent QU2 CORE · 0 extendedqua, quo3 Letter Words With adjacent RU6 CORE · 1 extendedrub, rue, rug, rum3 Letter Words With adjacent SU5 CORE · 0 extendedsub, sue, sum, sun3 Letter Words With adjacent TU6 CORE · 1 extendedtub, tug, tux, tun3 Letter Words With adjacent UA1 CORE · 0 extendedqua3 Letter Words With adjacent UB9 CORE · 0 extendedcub, dub, hub, pub3 Letter Words With adjacent UD5 CORE · 2 extendedbud, dud, mud, cud3 Letter Words With adjacent UE5 CORE · 0 extendedcue, due, hue, rue3 Letter Words With adjacent UG11 CORE · 0 extendedbug, dug, hug, jug3 Letter Words With adjacent UH2 CORE · 0 extendedhuh, duh3 Letter Words With adjacent UI0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent UK2 CORE · 0 extendedyuk, auk3 Letter Words With adjacent UL0 CORE · 2 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent UM11 CORE · 0 extendedbum, gum, hum, mum3 Letter Words With adjacent UN10 CORE · 1 extendedbun, fun, gun, nun3 Letter Words With adjacent UO2 CORE · 0 extendedduo, quo3 Letter Words With adjacent UP5 CORE · 1 extendedcup, pup, sup, ups3 Letter Words With adjacent UR5 CORE · 1 extendedcur, fur, our, urn3 Letter Words With adjacent US5 CORE · 2 extendedbus, pus, use, mus3 Letter Words With adjacent UT10 CORE · 2 extendedbut, cut, gut, hut3 Letter Words With adjacent UV1 CORE · 0 extendedguv3 Letter Words With adjacent UX2 CORE · 1 extendedtux, lux3 Letter Words With adjacent UY2 CORE · 0 extendedbuy, guy3 Letter Words With adjacent YU3 CORE · 0 extendedyuk, yum, yup
Pattern guide
How to use 3-letter words with U
The CORE list contains 95 3-letter words with U in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.
Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 19 extended entries.
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Questions about this word list
How many 3-letter words contain U?
This verified set contains 95 CORE words and 19 extended words, for 114 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this U group?
The 95 CORE words average 5.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these U words often repeat letters?
7 of 95 CORE words repeat at least one letter.