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Words ending in UN
There are 55 words ending in UN in the standard word-game list. The most common are run, fun, gun, sun, begun, shotgun.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| run | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely | 3 |
| fun | agreeably diverting | 6 |
| gun | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) | 4 |
| sun | first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians | 3 |
| begun | Begonia | 8 |
| shotgun | firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | 11 |
| nun | a woman religious | 3 |
| jun | A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won. | 10 |
| bun | small rounded bread either plain or sweet | 5 |
| shogun | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | 10 |
| pun | a humorous play on words | 5 |
| outrun | run faster than | 6 |
| stun | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow | 4 |
| shun | avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of | 7 |
| hun | a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century | 6 |
| overrun | too much production or more than expected | 10 |
| leprechaun | a mischievous elf in Irish folklore | 17 |
| handgun | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | 12 |
| dun | of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color | 4 |
| mun | Must. | 5 |
| rerun | a program that is broadcast again | 5 |
| noun | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | 4 |
| bosun | a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen | 7 |
| faun | ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr | 7 |
| tun | a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals | 3 |
| pronoun | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | 9 |
| adnoun | an adjective used as a noun | 7 |
| antigun | Opposed to guns, especially widespread individual use of guns. | 8 |
| blowgun | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing | 13 |
| finespun | developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety | 13 |
| flashgun | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | 15 |
| forerun | To run in front. | 10 |
| homespun | of textiles; having a rough surface | 15 |
| honeybun | A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey. | 16 |
| maun | To have to; must. | 6 |
| millrun | a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel | 9 |
| misbegun | Begun badly or incorrectly | 13 |
| outgun | To defeat in terms of firepower. | 7 |
| popgun | plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound | 11 |
| pressrun | The number of copies of a publication printed at one time. | 10 |
| scattergun | firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | 13 |
| tabun | the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that… | 7 |
| tuchun | A Chinese military governor or warlord. | 11 |
| underrun | run or pass below | 9 |
| unspun | Not spun. | 8 |
| vodoun | a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and… | 10 |
All 55 words
- run
- fun
- gun
- sun
- begun
- shotgun
- nun
- jun
- bun
- shogun
- pun
- outrun
- stun
- shun
- hun
- overrun
- leprechaun
- handgun
- dun
- mun
- rerun
- noun
- bosun
- faun
- tun
- pronoun
- adnoun
- antigun
- blowgun
- finespun
- flashgun
- forerun
- gaun
- homespun
- honeybun
- korun
- maun
- millrun
- misbegun
- outgun
- popgun
- pressrun
- rebegun
- scattergun
- speargun
- spun
- swoun
- tabun
- tuchun
- underrun
- unspun
- vodoun
- vodun
- wangun
- yamun