How many words contain the sequence 'u'?

There are 332 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'u'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'u' include Wacapou, Wachuset, Wadcutter. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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All Words Containing 'u'

Wacapou Noun Wachuset Proper Noun Wadcutter Noun Xanthidium Noun Xanthinuria Noun Xanthium Noun Xanthiuria Noun Xanthocarpous Adjective Xanthocephalus Noun Xanthochroous Adjective Xanthodermatous Adjective Xanthodontous Adjective Xantholeucophore Noun Yabu Noun Yaghourt Noun Yagourundi Noun Yagua Noun Yaguarundi Noun Yaguas Noun (Plural) Yaguaza Noun You Pronoun Young Adjective, Noun Your Possessive Determiner (Adjective) Zaburro Noun Zachun Noun Zadruga Noun Zaglossus Noun Zaguan Noun Zaibatsu Noun Zakkeu Noun (Proper) Zakuska Noun Zakuski Noun (Plural)

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Words Starting With

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Words Ending With

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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1. Is 'iambelegus' a commonly used word in modern English?

Yes, in everyday speech No, it is extremely rare Only in business emails Only in pop music

2. The suffix '-ism' names which of these?

A color A system or doctrine A sound A place

3. Where does the stress fall in 'udders'?

Second syllable: uh-DERZ Both equally First syllable: UD-derz On the plural ending only

4. Who discovered the moon Iapetus in 1671?

Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton Giovanni Domenico Cassini Edmund Halley

5. Which word from the same family describes yellow TEETH?

Xanthophyll Xanthodontous Xanthoderma Xanthodermatous

6. Which phrase is natural?

Her sheer ubiquitariness Her ubiquitarinesses An ubiquitariness person More ubiquitariness than ever-ness

7. How many syllables does 'babasu' have?

One Two Three Four

8. In Gothic architecture, what is 'tabernacular work'?

Roof tiling Carved canopies over niches and statues Floor mosaics Bell casting

9. Which Yiddish verb means to overflow visibly with proud delight?

Kvell Nosh Kvetch Schlep

10. Which sentence uses 'calculation' correctly?

I need to calculation the total. The calculator performed the calculation. She made a calculation the wall. He is a calculation.

11. What is the contrast to a 'Kabuli' chickpea?

Garbanzo Lentil Desi Fava

12. What do linguists call an abbreviation like UC, pronounced letter by letter?

An acronym A contraction An initialism A portmanteau

13. Which of the following is a common legal issue involving a habendum?

A defective habendum causing title defects A habendum tax evasion scheme A stolen habendum An unregistered habendum trademark

14. What is the plural of abaculus?

Abaculuses Abaci Abaculi Abaculii

15. Which sentence uses 'udderless' figuratively?

The bull is udderless by nature. The steer grazed with the udderless crew. The doe is now udderless after surgery. The agency was left udderless when the funding ended.

16. How many syllables does 'earmuff' have?

Two Three One Four

17. Which word must almost always accompany 'uberrima' in English?

emptor fides bona ipse

18. Which sentence uses 'triangulating' correctly?

I triangulated the menu for dinner. She is triangulating the signal using three cell towers. He triangulate the data yesterday. We were triangulate the position.

19. How is 'jacchus' pronounced?

JAK-us - one k sound jak-KUS - two k sounds jay-CHUS yak-SOOS

20. Who systematized the doctrine most forcefully?

Johannes Brenz Huldrych Zwingli John Calvin Thomas Cranmer

21. What is a common spelling mistake English speakers make with 'uang'?

Spelling it 'uangh' Spelling it 'wang' Spelling it 'ueng' Spelling it 'oang'

22. Which statement about the surname Udish is correct?

It is an unrelated rare family name It proves descent from the Udi people It is a soil term It is a misspelling of Jewish

23. What is 'ebonite', which is often confused with ubbonite?

A type of volcanic glass A rare mineral A heavy metal A hard, vulcanized rubber

24. How many syllables does 'habituate' have?

Three Five Two Four

25. Where do Japanese macaques famously sit in winter?

In desert caves In hot springs In skyscraper vents On glaciers

26. What is the origin of the word 'judge'?

Old English 'jugga' Latin 'iudex' (law-sayer) Greek 'judikos' French 'jouer' (to play)

27. With whom is Ucal named in the verse?

Jakeh Lemuel Ithiel Nathan

28. Where does the primary stress fall in 'xanthocarpous'?

On the third syllable (KAR) On the first syllable (XAN) On the second syllable (THO) On the final syllable (POUS)

29. Which language does the word 'abaciscus' ultimately come from?

French Arabic Greek Old Norse

30. What is a cabecudo?

A Portuguese sailor A Brazilian dance The ouricury palm of Brazil - or its nut A kind of cannon

31. Which phrase is the formal alternative to 'quackish claims'?

Substantiated claims Unsubstantiated claims Quackiest claims Claimish claims

32. Which word means 'spoken aloud' and is often confused with 'uddered'?

Uttered Buttered Glittered Sputtered

33. What is the opposite of 'uddered' in the word family?

Udderlike Udderless Udderful Udders

34. Which word is the near-OPPOSITE of 'ubiety'?

Ubiquity Umbra Urgency Variety

35. Where does the Ucayale formally begin?

At Lake Titicaca In Lima At the Pacific coast At the confluence of the Urubamba and the Tambo

36. What is a macaque?

A kind of ape A bird of prey A kind of monkey A wild cat

37. What does the word 'your' indicate?

A contraction of 'you are' Belonging to the listener A plural noun An action verb

38. Which language family does Kadu belong to?

Indo-European Niger-Congo Sino-Tibetan Austronesian

39. What is the standard plural of 'oarium' in formal scientific writing?

Oaria Oariums Oarium Oarices

40. Who speaks the words addressed to Ithiel and Ucal?

Solomon Lemuel Agur Job

41. How many eardrums does a typical person have?

One Two Three Six

42. What is the origin of the word 'success'?

Latin 'succedere' (to follow after) Greek 'sykia' (fig) French 'succer' (to suck) Old English 'sucian' (to suck)

43. What is the correct preposition to use in this sentence: 'This tradition is unique ___ this village.'?

for in to with

44. Which word is a tropical folk synonym for the same plant?

Rose bush Love vine Oak Maple

45. Which word is a correct spelling for the plural form?

Dachshunds Dachsunds Dashunds Doxsuns

46. Which word should NOT be confused with 'musing'?

Reflection Contemplation Amusing Pondering

47. When do muskoxen shed their qiviut?

In autumn Each spring, over a few weeks Every winter Never; it is sheared

48. Which word is the direct English equivalent of 'ubi'?

Here There Where Why

49. Which word means 'having an udder' rather than 'resembling one'?

Udderlike Uddered Udderless Udderful

50. What does 'Kabuki' literally translate to in its three kanji characters?

Art, Music, Drama Song, Dance, Skill Life, Death, Rebirth Man, Woman, Spirit