5-Letter Words Ending in UN
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Ending in UN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Ending in UN 16 words
How common is UN at the end of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 five-letter words ending in UN. They average 7.7 points, the best is CAJUN (14 points) and B is the most common first letter (18.8%).
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.7
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- B
- 18.8% of words
Most common first letters
- b 18.8%
- s 18.8%
- a 6.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou12.5%
- au6.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word ending in UN
c 3a 1j 8u 1n 1
C 3 + A 1 + J 8 + U 1 + N 1 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cajun
- nouna Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
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How many five-letter words ending in UN are there?
There are 16 five-letter words ending in UN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word ending in UN?
CAJUN is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JOTUN (12), YAMUN (10), KORUN (9).
Which rare five-letter words ending in UN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CAJUN (14), JOTUN (12), YAMUN (10), KORUN (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.