VC & CVCCVCC, CVCC, CCVCUp to CCCVCCCWith consonant digraphs and trigraphsPolysyllabic words
bub
bud
bus
cub
cud
cup
cut
dud
hub
hug
hum
hut
lug
mud
mum
nun
pub
pug
pun
pup
pus
rub
rug
rum
run
rut
sud
tub
tug
tut
um
up
us

buff
buzz
cuff
cull
cuss
duff
dull
fuss
fuzz
guff
gull
huff
hull
lull
muff
muss
puff
ruff
suss
tux
yuk
yum
yup
bluff
club
drug
drum
fluff
glut
grub
gruff
plug
plum
scud
scuff
slug
smug
snub
snuff
snug
spud
spun
strut
stub
stud
stuff
stun
truss
grunt
scrub
scruff
scrum
blush
brush
buck
chuck
chug
chum
cluck
clung
clutch
crush
crutch
duck
dung
Dutch
flung
flush
gush
hush
hutch
luck
lung
lush
muck
pluck
plush
puck
ruck
rung
rush
shrub
shrug
shun
shut
slung
slush
struck
strung
stuck
stung
suck
sung
swung
thud
thug
truck
tuck
begrudge
blubber
bluffing
blusher
bubble
bubbler
bubbling
bubbly
bucket
bucking
buckles
buckling
budding
buddy
buffalo
buffer
bugging
buggy
bummer
bungle
bunny
butted
butter
buttery
butting
buttocks
button
buzzard
buzzer
chubby
chucked
chucking
chuckle
chummy
clubber
clubbing
clucking
clutches
clutter
concuss
crummy
crusher
crutches
cubby
cuddle
cufflink
culling
cunning
cuppa
cutter
cutting
discuss
drubbing
druggy
drummer
dubbing
duckie
ducking
duckling
dummy
Dutchman
earmuff
fluffing
fluffy
flummox
flutter
fungus
funnel
funny
fussing
fusspot
fussy
fuzzy
glutted
glutton
grubby
grungy
gullet
gummy
guppy
gushing
gusset
gutted
gutter
guzzle
handcuff
hubbub
hubby
huddle
huddling
hugging
hummer
humming
hummock
hunger
hungry
hushing
hussy
juggle
juggler
jumbuck
jungle
jutting
lucky
luggage
lugger
lugging
lullaby
lushest
misjudge
mucking
muckrake
mucky
muddle
muddling
muddy
muffin
muffle
muffling
mugger
mugging
muggins
muggy
mullet
mummy
mushy
mussel
mutter
mutton
muzzle
nugget
nutted
nutter
nutty
nuzzle
plucking
plucky
plummet
plummy
plunger
plusher
potluck
pucker
puddle
puffball
puffer
puffin
puffing
pummel
pungent
punnet
puppet
puppy
putting (golf)
putty
puzzle
rubber
rubbing
rubbish
rubble
rucksack
ruckus
rudder
ruddy
ruffle
rummage
rummy
runner
running
runny
rushing
russet
rutted
scrubby
scruffy
scuffle
scummy
scupper
scuttle
shrubby
shucking
shudder
shuffle
shutter
shuttle
slugger
slushy
smuggle
snubbing
snuffbox
snuffle
snuggle
sputter
stubbing
stubble
stubbly
stubborn
stubby
studded
studding
stuffy
stunning
stutter
subbing
sucker
sucking
suckle
suckling
sudden
suffer
suffix
suffrage
sullen
summer
summit
summon
sunny
supper
supple
thudded
thudding
trucker
trucking
truckle
truffle
tubby
tucker
tucking
tuckshop
tuffet
tugging
tummy
tunnel
tussle
tussock
udder
unlucky
unstuck
upper
usher
utter
utterly
yucky
yummy
yuppie

2 responses to “u as in up”

  1. DAyer says:

    Def helpful for Spanish speakers, who are prone to saying ‘shoot’ for ‘shut’

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