Common 5-letter words that contain AU
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 15, a short meaning, most used first.
- audio★6sound reception or transmission
- cause★7to bring about
- audit★6an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
- fraud★9intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
- fault★8a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- sauce★7flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- gauge★7to measure precisely
- laugh★9to express emotion, typically mirth, by a series of inarticulate sounds
- autos★5a motor vehicle with four wheels
- vault★8a burial chamber (usually underground)
- pause★7to stop temporarily
- sauna★5to take a dry heat bath
- fauna★8the animal life of a particular region
- haunt★8to visit frequently
- gauss★6a unit of magnetic induction
All 180 words
5-letter words with A (26)
Top score: AUXIN, 12 points. a substance used to regulate plant growth
5-letter words with B (9)
Top score: BEAUX, 14 points. a boyfriend
5-letter words with C (12)
Top score: CAULK, 11 points (tied with one other). to make the seams of a ship watertight
5-letter words with D (9)
Top score: DAUBY, 11 points (tied with one other). smeared
5-letter words with F (10)
Top score: FAUGH, 12 points. used to express disgust
5-letter words with G (18)
Top score: GAUZY, 18 points. resembling gauze
5-letter words with H (12)
Top score: HAUGH, 12 points. a low-lying meadow
5-letter words with I (1)
Top score: IMAUM, 9 points. a Muslim priest
5-letter words with J (3)
Top score: JAUKS, 16 points. to dawdle
5-letter words with K (7)
Top score: KAUGH, 13 points
5-letter words with L (8)
Top score: LAUCH, 10 points
5-letter words with M (11)
Top score: MAUZY, 19 points. foggy, misty
5-letter words with N (4)
Top score: NAUCH, 10 points. an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
5-letter words with P (7)
Top score: PIKAU, 11 points
5-letter words with R (2)
Top score: RAUPO, 7 points
5-letter words with S (18)
Top score: SAUCY, 10 points (tied with one other). offensively bold or disrespectful
5-letter words with T (6)
Top score: TAUPE, 7 points (tied with one other). a dark gray color
5-letter words with U (1)
Top score: UNAUS, 5 points. a two-toed sloth
5-letter words with V (5)
Top score: VAUCH, 13 points
5-letter words with W (8)
Top score: WAUFF, 14 points
5-letter words with Y (3)
Top score: YAUPS, 10 points. to yawp
About these words
- 180 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain AU (1%).
- 113 are good in NWL2023, 180 in Collins Scrabble Words, 113 in WOW24 and 104 in the Words With Friends list. 15 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, mauzy scores the most (19), then gauzy (18), then jauks (16), then gauze (15), then three words on 14.
More word lists
5 Letter Words Starting With AU · 5 Letter Words Ending in AU
5 Letter Words With A · 5 Letter Words With U
5 letter words with other letter pairs
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