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==Pronunciation== |
==Pronunciation== |
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===One syllable=== |
===One syllable=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|blew}} |
* {{l|en|blew}} |
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* {{l|en|blue}}, {{l|en|Blue}} |
* {{l|en|blue}}, {{l|en|Blue}} |
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* {{l|en|cru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|cru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|cue}} |
* {{l|en|cue}} |
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* {{l|en| |
* {{l|en|d'you}} |
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* {{l|en|dew}} |
* {{l|en|dew}} |
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* {{l|en|do}} |
* {{l|en|do}} |
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* {{l|en|doo}} |
* {{l|en|doo}} |
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* {{l|en|Doubs}} |
* {{l|en|Doubs}} |
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* {{l|en|Drew}} |
* {{l|en|Drew}} |
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* {{l|en|due}} |
* {{l|en|due}} |
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* {{l|en|d'you}} |
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* {{l|en|ewe}} |
* {{l|en|ewe}} |
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* {{l|en|feu}} {{qualifier|Scottish legal term}} |
* {{l|en|feu}} {{qualifier|Scottish legal term}} |
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* {{l|en|foo}}, {{l|en|Foo}} |
* {{l|en|foo}}, {{l|en|Foo}} |
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* {{l|en|fou}}<!--Scottish for a bushel--> |
* {{l|en|fou}}<!--Scottish for a bushel--> |
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* {{l|en|glue}} |
* {{l|en|glue}} |
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* {{l|en|gnu}} |
* {{l|en|gnu}} |
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* {{l|en|grew}} |
* {{l|en|grew}} |
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* {{l|en|grue}} |
* {{l|en|grue}} |
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* {{l|en|hew}} |
* {{l|en|hew}} |
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* {{l|en|hoo}} |
* {{l|en|hoo}} |
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* {{l|en|meu}} |
* {{l|en|meu}} |
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* {{l|en|mew}} |
* {{l|en|mew}} |
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* {{l|en|moo}} |
* {{l|en|moo}} |
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* {{l|en|moue}} |
* {{l|en|moue}} |
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* {{l|en|mu}} |
* {{l|en|mu}} |
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* {{l|en|Pru}} |
* {{l|en|Pru}} |
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* {{l|en|Prue}} |
* {{l|en|Prue}} |
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* {{l|en|pugh}} {{qualifier|interjection; one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|pugh}} {{qualifier|interjection; one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Q}} |
* {{l|en|Q}} |
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* {{l|en|queue}} |
* {{l|en|queue}} |
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* {{l|en|sprew}} |
* {{l|en|sprew}} |
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* {{l|en|sprue}} |
* {{l|en|sprue}} |
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* {{l|en|stew}} |
* {{l|en|stew}} |
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* {{l|en|strew}} |
* {{l|en|strew}} |
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* {{l|en|Stu}} |
* {{l|en|Stu}} |
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* {{l|en|who}} |
* {{l|en|who}} |
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* {{l|en|whoo}} |
* {{l|en|whoo}} |
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* {{l|en|woo}} |
* {{l|en|woo}} |
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* {{l|en|Wu}} |
* {{l|en|Wu}} |
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* {{l|en|xu}} |
* {{l|en|xu}} |
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* {{l|en|yu}} |
* {{l|en|yu}} |
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* {{l|en|zoo}} |
* {{l|en|zoo}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Two syllables=== |
===Two syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|accrue}} |
* {{l|en|accrue}} |
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* {{l|en|achoo}} |
* {{l|en|achoo}} |
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* {{l|en|canoe}} |
* {{l|en|canoe}} |
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* {{l|en|chandoo}} |
* {{l|en|chandoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Chaohu}} |
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* {{l|en|conspue}} |
* {{l|en|conspue}} |
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* {{l|en|construe}} {{qualifier|verb; one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|construe}} {{qualifier|verb; one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|halloo}} |
* {{l|en|halloo}} |
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* {{l|en|hereto}} |
* {{l|en|hereto}} |
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* {{l|en|Honghu}} |
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* {{l|en|hooroo}} |
* {{l|en|hooroo}} |
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* {{l|en|HQ}} |
* {{l|en|HQ}} |
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* {{l|en|jadoo}} |
* {{l|en|jadoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Jiangsu}} |
* {{l|en|Jiangsu}} |
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* {{l|en|Jinghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Jinhu}} |
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* {{l|en|K2}} |
* {{l|en|K2}} |
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* {{l|en|Kansu}} |
* {{l|en|Kansu}} |
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* {{l|en|lasso}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|lasso}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|leaf through}} |
* {{l|en|leaf through}} |
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* {{l|en|Lenghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Lianhu}} |
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* {{l|en|Luohu}} |
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* {{l|en|Manchu}} |
* {{l|en|Manchu}} |
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* {{l|en|maque choux}} |
* {{l|en|maque choux}} |
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* {{l|en|outgrew}} |
* {{l|en|outgrew}} |
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* {{l|en|pacu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|pacu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Penghu}} |
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* {{l|en|perdu}}, {{l|en|perdue}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|perdu}}, {{l|en|perdue}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Peru}} |
* {{l|en|Peru}} |
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* {{l|en|Pinghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Poitou}} |
* {{l|en|Poitou}} |
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* {{l|en|pooh-pooh}} {{qualifier|verb}} |
* {{l|en|pooh-pooh}} {{qualifier|verb}} |
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* {{l|en|sajou}} |
* {{l|en|sajou}} |
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* {{l|en|shampoo}} |
* {{l|en|shampoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Sihhu}} |
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* {{l|en|SQ}} |
* {{l|en|SQ}} |
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* {{l|en|SU}} |
* {{l|en|SU}} |
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* {{l|en|woo-hoo}} |
* {{l|en|woo-hoo}} |
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* {{l|en|woohoo}} |
* {{l|en|woohoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Wuhu}} |
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* {{l|en|wushu}} |
* {{l|en|wushu}} |
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* {{l|en|yah boo}} |
* {{l|en|yah boo}} |
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* {{l|en|yahoo}} |
* {{l|en|yahoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Yanhu}} |
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* {{l|en|yaroo}}, {{l|en|yarooh}} |
* {{l|en|yaroo}}, {{l|en|yarooh}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Three syllables=== |
===Three syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|acajou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|acajou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|AEU}} |
* {{l|en|AEU}} |
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* {{l|en|deja vu}}, {{l|en|déjà vu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|deja vu}}, {{l|en|déjà vu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Dien Bien Phu}} |
* {{l|en|Dien Bien Phu}} |
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* {{l|en|Dongxihu}} |
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* {{l|en|dunkadoo}} |
* {{l|en|dunkadoo}} |
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* {{l|en|EBU}} |
* {{l|en|EBU}} |
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* {{l|en|kinkajou}} |
* {{l|en|kinkajou}} |
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* {{l|en|LGU}} |
* {{l|en|LGU}} |
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* {{l|en|Liangzihu}} |
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* {{l|en|Longzihu}} |
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* {{l|en|loup-garou}} |
* {{l|en|loup-garou}} |
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* {{l|en|Luton Hoo}} |
* {{l|en|Luton Hoo}} |
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* {{l|en|ynambu}} |
* {{l|en|ynambu}} |
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* {{l|en|you-know-who}} |
* {{l|en|you-know-who}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Four syllables=== |
===Four syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|ACLU}} |
* {{l|en|ACLU}} |
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* {{l|en|ACPU}} |
* {{l|en|ACPU}} |
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* {{l|en|Aracaju}} |
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* {{l|en|ASCU}} |
* {{l|en|ASCU}} |
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* {{l|en|Brian Boru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
* {{l|en|Brian Boru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|tu-whit tu-whoo}} |
* {{l|en|tu-whit tu-whoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Winnie the Pooh}} |
* {{l|en|Winnie the Pooh}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Five syllables=== |
===Five syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|AWU}} |
* {{l|en|AWU}} |
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* {{l|en|balsam of Tolu}} |
* {{l|en|balsam of Tolu}} |
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* {{l|en|WEU}} |
* {{l|en|WEU}} |
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* {{l|en|yabba dabba doo}} |
* {{l|en|yabba dabba doo}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Six syllables=== |
===Six syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|electric boogaloo}}, {{l|en|Electric Boogaloo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|GMWU}} |
* {{l|en|GMWU}} |
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* {{l|en|hippo birdie two ewe}} |
* {{l|en|hippo birdie two ewe}} |
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* {{l|en|WFTU}} |
* {{l|en|WFTU}} |
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* {{l|en|WSPU}} |
* {{l|en|WSPU}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Seven syllables=== |
===Seven syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|ILGWU}} |
* {{l|en|ILGWU}} |
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{{rhyme |
{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 7 January 2025
Pronunciation
[edit]Rhymes
[edit]Notes
[edit]- The sound at the end of some of the words on this page is /-juː/, but they have not been marked as such, since the /j/ sound in this sequence is not pronounced in some accents. See the individual words for their pronunciations.
One syllable
[edit]- blew
- blue, Blue
- boo
- brew
- chew
- Chu
- clew
- clue
- coo
- coup
- crew
- Crewe
- cru (one pronunciation)
- cue
- d'you
- dew
- DEW
- do
- doo
- Doubs
- drew
- Drew
- due
- ewe
- feu (Scottish legal term)
- few
- flew
- flu, 'flu
- flue
- foo, Foo
- fou
- glue
- gnu
- goo
- grew
- grue
- gu, gue
- hew
- hoo
- Hu
- hue
- Hugh
- Jew
- jew (verb)
- Kew
- knew
- Koo
- krewe
- kyu
- Lew
- lew, lue
- lieu
- loo
- Lou
- Lug, Lugh
- meu
- mew
- moo
- MOO
- moue
- mu
- new
- noo
- nu
- oo, ooh
- pew
- pew, pue
- phew
- phoo
- pleugh (one pronunciation)
- plew
- poo, pooh
- Pou (surname; one pronunciation in US & Canada)
- Pru
- Prue
- pugh (interjection; one pronunciation)
- Pugh (surname)
- Q
- queue
- roo
- roux
- rue
- screw
- screw, scroo, skroo, skrew (Orkney and Shetland)
- sew (nautical, dialectal)
- shmoo
- shoe
- shoo
- shrew
- Sioux
- skew
- slew
- sloo
- slue
- smew
- sou
- spew
- sprew
- sprue
- stew
- Stew
- strew
- Stu
- Su, Sue
- sue
- tew
- thew
- threw
- through, thru
- to
- too
- true
- two
- U
- view
- whew
- who
- whoo
- woo
- Woo (surname)
- Wu
- xu
- yew
- you
- yu
- zoo
Two syllables
[edit]- accrue
- achoo
- acknew
- adieu
- ado
- anew
- askew
- atchoo
- AU
- Baku
- bamboo
- Bantu (one pronunciation)
- battue (one pronunciation)
- bazoo
- bedew
- beshrew
- bespew
- bestrew
- boohoo
- brand-new, bran-new
- BU
- Buccleuch (dukedom)
- burgoo
- buroo
- cachou (one pronunciation)
- Camus
- canoe
- chandoo
- Chaohu
- conspue
- construe (verb; one pronunciation)
- Corfu
- CQ
- Cthulhu (one pronunciation)
- Daegu, Taegu
- decrew
- écu (one pronunciation)
- ECU, ecu
- embrue, imbrue
- emmew, immew
- endue
- englue
- ensue
- EQ
- eschew
- EU
- forehew
- foreknew
- G2
- Gansu
- Gentoo
- GNU
- GQ
- GU
- haiku
- halloo
- hereto
- Honghu
- hooroo
- HQ
- imbue
- indew
- indue
- ingrew
- IQ
- IU
- IU, iu
- jadoo
- Jiangsu
- Jinghu
- Jinhu
- K2
- Kansu
- karoo, karroo
- kazoo
- kung fu, kung-fu
- lasso (one pronunciation)
- leaf through
- Lenghu
- Lianhu
- Luohu
- Manchu
- maque choux
- metoo
- miscue
- misdo
- MQ
- napoo
- nardoo (one pronunciation)
- Nehru
- Neihu
- non-U (one pronunciation)
- NU
- oh, you
- OU
- outdo
- outdrew
- outflew
- outgrew
- pacu (one pronunciation)
- Penghu
- perdu, perdue (one pronunciation)
- Peru
- Pinghu
- Poitou
- pooh-pooh (verb)
- potoo
- PQ
- preview (one meaning of verb)
- PU
- pugh (interjection; one pronunciation)
- pursue
- ragout (one pronunciation)
- ragù, ragu (Britain, one pronunciation)
- razzoo (US: raspberry)
- reblue
- rebrew
- rechew
- recrew
- redo
- redrew
- renew
- rescrew
- respew
- review
- revue
- RU
- sajou
- shampoo
- Sihhu
- SQ
- SU
- subdue
- sufflue
- surview (verb, one pronunciation of noun)
- taboo, tabou, tabu
- tattoo (military; on skin)
- therethrough
- thereto (one pronunciation)
- to-do
- tolu
- transmew, transmue
- true blue
- TU
- Typhoo
- unclew, unclue
- undo
- undrew
- undue
- unglue
- unmew
- unscrew
- untrue
- upgrew
- upthrew
- UU
- vaudoux
- vendue
- virtu (one pronunciation)
- VU
- wahoo
- waifu
- wazoo
- wherethrough
- whereto
- withdrew
- woo-hoo
- woohoo
- Wuhu
- wushu
- yah boo
- yahoo
- Yanhu
- yaroo, yarooh
Three syllables
[edit]- acajou (one pronunciation)
- AEU
- AHQ
- alquifou
- ALU
- amu
- babassu
- Bakerloo
- ballahoo, ballahou
- ballyhoo
- billet-doux
- black-and-blue
- BMU
- boogaloo
- BOQ
- BTU
- buckaroo, buckeroo (one pronunciation)
- calaloo, calalu, callaloo (one pronunciation)
- Calcasieu
- candiru
- caribou (one pronunciation)
- CCU
- CDU
- CLU
- cobalt blue
- continue
- CPU
- CSU
- deja vu, déjà vu (one pronunciation)
- Dien Bien Phu
- Dongxihu
- dunkadoo
- EBU
- ECU (one pronunciation)
- EGU
- Emmylou (one pronunciation)
- EMU
- EPU
- ESU, esu
- ESU
- etendue
- ETU
- FAQ
- Fu Manchu
- gardyloo
- GHQ
- GPU
- hereinto (one pronunciation)
- hereunto (one pronunciation)
- hitherto (one pronunciation)
- ICU
- IOU
- ITU
- itzebu
- jackaroo, jackeroo
- jillaroo
- kangaroo
- karamu (one pronunciation)
- Kathmandu, Katmandu
- kinkajou
- LGU
- Liangzihu
- Longzihu
- loup-garou
- Luton Hoo
- MCU
- misconstrue (one pronunciation)
- Montagu, Montague
- motley crew
- MTU
- Nauru
- NFU
- NGU
- NLQ
- NSU
- NVQ
- OAU
- OBU
- OTU
- overblew
- overdo
- overdrew
- overdue
- overflew
- overgrew
- overstrew (one pronunciation)
- overthrew
- overview (verb)
- parleyvoo
- pay-per-view
- PDQ
- peekaboo
- Peterloo
- PKU
- potoroo
- puckeroo
- QE2
- qinghaosu
- RCU
- rereview
- RFU
- RTU
- rubaboo
- sabicu
- Scooby-Doo
- sgian dubh, sgian-dubh
- smackeroo
- smasheroo
- SNU
- Socceroo
- sockeroo
- SRU
- stinkeroo
- Sutton Hoo
- switcheroo
- tajassu
- Teochew
- thereinto (one pronunciation)
- thereunto (one pronunciation)
- thitherto (one pronunciation)
- Timbuctoo, Timbuktu
- toodle-oo
- trou-de-loup
- Tuvalu
- Uluru
- underdo
- underhew
- understrew
- UPU
- VDU
- view halloo
- vindaloo
- wallaroo
- wanderoo
- Waterloo
- well-to-do
- what say you
- whereinto (one pronunciation)
- whereunto (one pronunciation)
- whoop-de-do, whoop-de-doo (one pronunciation)
- ynambu
- you-know-who
Four syllables
[edit]Five syllables
[edit]Six syllables
[edit]- electric boogaloo, Electric Boogaloo (one pronunciation)
- GMWU
- hippo birdie two ewe
- nostalgie de la boue
- TGWU
- WCTU
- WFTU
- WSPU