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Revision as of 19:41, 29 March 2022
Pronunciation
Rhymes
Notes
- 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
- blew
- blue, Blue
- boo
- brew
- chew
- Chu
- clew
- clue
- coo
- coup
- crew
- Crewe
- cru (one pronunciation)
- cue
- DEW
- dew
- do
- doo
- Doubs
- Drew
- drew
- due
- d'you
- ewe
- feu (Scottish legal term)
- few
- flew
- flu, 'flu
- flue
- foo, Foo
- fou
- gu, gue
- glue
- gnu
- goo
- grew
- grue
- 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
- Pru
- Prue
- Pugh (surname)
- pugh (interjection; one pronunciation)
- 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 (surname)
- woo
- Wu
- xu
- yew
- you
- yu
- zoo
Two syllables
- 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
- 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
- GQ
- GU
- halloo
- hereto
- hooroo
- HQ
- imbue
- indew
- indue
- ingrew
- IQ
- IU
- IU, iu
- Jiangsu
- K2
- Kansu
- karoo, karroo
- kazoo
- kung fu, kung-fu
- lasso (one pronunciation)
- Manchu
- maque choux
- metoo
- miscue
- misdo
- MQ
- napoo
- nardoo (one pronunciation)
- non-U (one pronunciation)
- NU
- oh, you
- OU
- outdo
- outdrew
- outflew
- outgrew
- pacu (one pronunciation)
- perdu, perdue (one pronunciation)
- Peru
- 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
- respew
- review
- revue
- RU
- sajou
- shampoo
- 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
- 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
- wushu
- yah boo
- yahoo
- yaroo, yarooh
Three syllables
- 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)
- 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
- loup-garou
- Luton Hoo
- MCU
- misconstrue (one pronunciation)
- Montagu, Montague
- 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
- whereinto (one pronunciation)
- whereunto (one pronunciation)
- whoop-de-do, whoop-de-doo (one pronunciation)
- ynambu
- you-know-who