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Words Ending With ou

US Geography & 'U'

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States ending in U?

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U Words by Length

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Length Common Words Scrabble Point Value Avg
3 Letters YOU 3 - 6 pts
4 Letters AARU, YABU 4 - 8 pts
6 Letters BABASU 6 - 12 pts
7 Letters BABASSU, FABLIAU, UARAYCU 7 - 14 pts
8 Letters CABASSOU, KABASSOU 8 - 16 pts

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1. What does it mean when we say the kabassou is a 'fossorial' mammal?

2. Which of these animals is an ecological equivalent to the kabassou but lives in Africa?

3. What is the standard English plural form of 'cabassou'?

4. What is the Uaraycu river primarily a source of for the local communities?

5. Which of these is a distinguishing physical feature of the kabassou?

6. What kind of characters usually appear in a fabliau?

7. In which context is it most appropriate to use the word 'yabu' in English?

8. What physical feature does a cabalassou possess?

9. Which grammatical rule applies to the word 'Uaraycu'?

10. What modern animal does the word 'cabalassou' refer to?

11. Which sentence uses 'Aaru' grammatically correctly?

12. Which animal is often confused with the cabalassou but is actually native to Africa and Asia?

13. What does Aaru visually resemble, according to Egyptian texts?

14. What type of animal is a cabassou?

15. Where is the kabassou natively found?

16. When is the cabassou most active?

17. Which sentence uses 'babassu' correctly?

18. Why is the word 'cabalassou' considered obsolete in modern English?

19. What is the primary defense mechanism of a kabassou when threatened?

20. What does a cabassou primarily eat?

21. How is the final syllable 'sou' in 'kabassou' pronounced?

22. What does a fabliau usually satirize?

23. Which of the following is the best standard English synonym for 'yabu'?

24. Which of the following is a common synonym or related term for the oil itself?

25. Which famous English author adapted the fabliau form?

26. How is the word 'babasu' correctly pronounced?

27. Which sentence uses 'cabalassou' correctly?

28. Which product is most commonly made from babasu?

29. What is the opposite of a yabu?

30. What type of plant is most commonly associated with a yabu?

31. What does the word 'yabu' mean?

32. From which language does 'yabu' originate?

33. What part of speech is the word 'you'?

34. What part of the babasu plant is used to make oil?

35. Which language does the word 'cabassou' ultimately originate from?

36. Who often performed fabliaux in medieval times?

37. What is a 'fabliau'?

38. Which part of speech is 'cabalassou'?

39. Which sentence uses 'yabu' correctly?

40. Compared to coconut oil, babasu oil is generally considered...

41. What is the main difference between a fable and a fabliau?

42. Which language did the word 'cabalassou' originate from before entering English?

43. What is the modern Quechua spelling of Uaraycu?

44. Where does the babassu palm naturally grow?

45. What is 'babasu'?

46. What is a common industrial, non-cosmetic use for babasu oil?

47. What is the singular reflexive pronoun for 'you'?

48. How is the word 'you' pronounced in English?

49. Which scientific genus name is directly related to 'cabalassou'?

50. Which sentence is grammatically correct?