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Wordabase Word Lists By Grapheme U

u as in Crunchy

Learn about Short /u/ phoneme

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Showing 202 words sorted by ascending alphabetical.

abrupt

a·b·r·u·p·t

2

6

blunt

b·l·u·n·t

1

5

blush

b·l·u·sh

1

4

brush

b·r·u·sh

1

4

brushing

b·r·u·sh·i·ng

2

6

bubble

b·u·bb·le

2

4

bubbly

b·u·bb·l·y

2

5

buck

b·u·ck

1

3

bucket

b·u·ck·e·t

2

5

bug

b·u·g

1

3

bump

b·u·m·p

1

4

bun

b·u·n

1

3

bunk

b·u·n·k

1

4

bunny

b·u·nn·y

2

4

bus

b·u·s

1

3

but

b·u·t

1

3

butter

b·u·tt·er

2

4

button

b·u·tt·o·n

2

5

buzz

b·u·zz

1

3

chubby

ch·u·bb·y

2

4

chuck

ch·u·ck

1

3

chuckle

ch·u·ck·le

2

4

chunk

ch·u·n·k

1

4

club

c·l·u·b

1

4

cluck

c·l·u·ck

1

4

clump

c·l·u·m·p

1

5

clutch

c·l·u·tch

1

4

clutter

c·l·u·tt·er

2

5

corrupt

c·o·rr·u·p·t

2

6

crumb

c·r·u·mb

1

4

crumble

c·r·u·m·b·le

2

6

crunchy

c·r·u·n·ch·y

2

6

crush

c·r·u·sh

1

4

crust

c·r·u·s·t

1

5

crutch

c·r·u·tch

2

4

cub

c·u·b

1

3

cuddle

c·u·dd·le

2

4

cuff

c·u·ff

1

3

cunning

c·u·nn·i·ng

2

5

cup

c·u·p

1

3

cut

c·u·t

1

3

disrupt

d·i·s·r·u·p·t

2

7

drum

d·r·u·m

1

4

drummer

d·r·u·mm·er

2

5

drumming

d·r·u·mm·i·ng

2

6

duck

d·u·ck

1

3

duckling

d·u·ck·l·i·ng

2

6

dug

d·u·g

1

3

dull

d·u·ll

1

3

dump

d·u·m·p

1

4

dusk

d·u·s·k

1

4

dust

d·u·s·t

1

4

erupt

e·r·u·p·t

2

5

flung

f·l·u·ng

1

4

flush

f·l·u·sh

1

4

fund

f·u·n·d

1

4

funny

f·u·nn·y

2

4

fuss

f·u·ss

1

3

fussy

f·u·ss·y

2

4

grub

g·r·u·b

1

4

grump

g·r·u·m·p

1

5

grumpy

g·r·u·m·p·y

2

6

grunt

g·r·u·n·t

1

5

gum

g·u·m

1

3

gun

g·u·n

1

3

huddle

h·u·dd·le

2

4

huff

h·u·ff

1

3

hug

h·u·g

1

3

hull

h·u·ll

1

3

hum

h·u·m

1

3

humming

h·u·mm·i·ng

2

5

hump

h·u·m·p

1

4

hung

h·u·ng

1

3

hungry

h·u·n·g·r·y

2

6

hunt

h·u·n·t

1

4

husk

h·u·s·k

1

4

hut

h·u·t

1

3

instructor

i·n·s·t·r·u·c·t·or

3

9

jug

j·u·g

1

3

juggle

j·u·gg·le

2

4

jump

j·u·m·p

1

4

jungle

j·u·n·g·le

2

5

just

j·u·s·t

1

4

justice

j·u·s·t·i·ce

2

6

knuckle

kn·u·ck·le

2

4

kookaburra

k·oo·k·a·b·u·rr·a

4

8

luck

l·u·ck

1

3

lucky

l·u·ck·y

2

4

luggage

l·u·gg·a·ge

2

5

lullaby

l·u·ll·a·b·y

3

6

lunch

l·u·n·ch

1

4

lung

l·u·ng

1

3

muck

m·u·ck

1

3

mud

m·u·d

1

3

muddy

m·u·dd·y

2

4

muffin

m·u·ff·i·n

2

5

mug

m·u·g

1

3

mumble

m·u·m·b·le

2

5

muzzle

m·u·zz·le

2

4

nugget

n·u·gg·e·t

2

5

nun

n·u·n

1

3

nut

n·u·t

1

3

nutmeg

n·u·t·m·e·g

2

6

nutshell

n·u·t·sh·e·ll

2

6

pluck

p·l·u·ck

1

4

plug

p·l·u·g

1

4

plugged

p·l·u·gg·ed

1

5

plum

p·l·u·m

1

4

plump

p·l·u·m·p

1

5

plush

p·l·u·sh

1

4

publish

p·u·b·l·i·sh

2

6

puddle

p·u·dd·le

2

4

puff

p·u·ff

1

3

puffer

p·u·ff·er

2

4

pump

p·u·m·p

1

4

pumpkin

p·u·m·p·k·i·n

2

7

punch

p·u·n·ch

1

4

puppet

p·u·pp·e·t

2

5

puzzle

p·u·zz·le

2

4

republic

r·e·p·u·b·l·i·c

3

8

rub

r·u·b

1

3

rubbing

r·u·bb·i·ng

2

5

rubbish

r·u·bb·i·sh

2

5

rug

r·u·g

1

3

rumble

r·u·m·b·le

2

5

run

r·u·n

1

3

rung

r·u·ng

1

3

running

r·u·nn·i·ng

2

5

runny

r·u·nn·y

2

4

runt

r·u·n·t

1

4

rush

r·u·sh

1

3

rust

r·u·s·t

1

4

scrub

s·c·r·u·b

1

5

scruff

s·c·r·u·ff

1

5

scuffed

s·c·u·ff·ed

1

5

shrub

sh·r·u·b

1

4

shrug

sh·r·u·g

1

4

shudder

sh·u·dd·er

2

4

shuffle

sh·u·ff·le

2

4

shut

sh·u·t

1

3

shutter

sh·u·tt·er

2

4

skull

s·k·u·ll

1

4

slug

s·l·u·g

1

4

slump

s·l·u·m·p

1

5

snug

s·n·u·g

1

4

spun

s·p·u·n

1

4

stubborn

s·t·u·bb·or·n

2

6

stuck

s·t·u·ck

1

4

stuff

s·t·u·ff

1

4

stumble

s·t·u·m·b·le

2

6

stump

s·t·u·m·p

1

5

stung

s·t·u·ng

1

4

stunning

s·t·u·nn·i·ng

2

6

sub

s·u·b

1

3

substance

s·u·b·s·t·a·n·ce

2

8

sucking

s·u·ck·i·ng

2

5

summer

s·u·mm·er

2

4

summon

s·u·mm·o·n

2

5

sun

s·u·n

1

3

sunshine

s·u·n·sh·i·n(e)

2

6

support

s·u·pp·or·t

2

5

surround

s·u·rr·ou·n·d

2

6

sustain

s·u·s·t·ai·n

2

6

swung

s·w·u·ng

1

4

thumb

th·u·mb

1

3

thump

th·u·m·p

1

4

thunder

th·u·n·d·er

2

5

triumph

t·r·i·u·m·ph

2

6

truck

t·r·u·ck

1

4

trump

t·r·u·m·p

1

5

trunk

t·r·u·n·k

1

5

trust

t·r·u·s·t

1

5

tub

t·u·b

1

3

tuck

t·u·ck

1

3

tuft

t·u·f·t

1

4

tug

t·u·g

1

3

tumble

t·u·m·b·le

2

5

tunnel

t·u·nn·e·l

2

5

tux

t·u·x

1

3

umbrella

u·m·b·r·e·ll·a

3

7

unaware

u·n·a·w·are

3

5

unbelievable

u·n·b·e·l·ie·v·a·b·le

5

10

uncle

u·n·c·le

2

4

under

u·n·d·er

2

4

underneath

u·n·d·er·n·ea·th

3

7

understand

u·n·d·er·s·t·a·n·d

3

9

unfair

u·n·f·air

2

4

unhappy

u·n·h·a·pp·y

3

6

unlike

u·n·l·i·k(e)

2

5

unlucky

u·n·l·u·ck·y

3

6

unstuck

u·n·s·t·u·ck

2

6

untie

u·n·t·ie

2

4

until

u·n·t·i·l

2

5

up

u·p

1

2

uphill

u·p·h·i·ll

2

5

uproar

u·p·r·oar

2

4

upset

u·p·s·e·t

2

5

upstairs

u·p·s·t·air·s

2

6

us

u·s

1

2

utter

u·tt·er

2

3

yuck

y·u·ck

1

3

yucky

y·u·ck·y

2

4

Short U Sound Words

Short U at a glance:

Words with u include umbrella, hunt, crunchy
Words with o include come, monkey, oven

Spelling Frequencies:

u - 86%
o - 8%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

ou (young)
oo (flood)
oe (does)

The following sources were used to compile these percentages:

Fry, E. (2004). Phonics: A Large Phoneme-grapheme Frequency Count Revised. Journal of Literacy Research, 36, 85-98
Hanna, P. (1966). Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondences as Cues to Spelling Improvement.
Bishop, M. (1985). The ABC's and All Their Tricks

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