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Words containing AU

Words that have the letters AU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,115 playable words containing AU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ASTRONAUTICALLY. The highest-scoring is BUREAUCRATIZING, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing AU

UNAUTHORIZED25
AUTHORIZATION24
AUTHORIZING23
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
EXHAUSTIVE23
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
BUREAUCRACY21
AUTHORIZE20
AUTOMATICALLY20
BEAUTIFULLY20
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTED19
IMPLAUSIBLE18
EXHAUSTS17
AUTOMOBILES16
BEAUTIFUL16
EXHAUST16

Highest-scoring words containing AU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

BUREAUCRATIZING30
BUREAUCRATIZED29
BUREAUCRATIZES28
CHEMOAUTOTROPHY28
EXHAUSTIVELY27
JAMBEAUX27
USQUEBAUGHS27
EXHAUSTIVITY27
BUREAUCRATIZE27
EXHAUSTIBILITY27
EXHAUSTIVENESS27
EXHAUSTIVITIES27

3-letter words containing AU (5)

AUK7
EAU4
SAU4
TAU4
VAU8

4-letter words containing AU (38)

AUKS8
AULD6
AUNT5
AURA5
AUTO5
BAUD8
BEAU7
CAUL7
DAUB8
DAUT6
EAUX11
FAUN8
FAUX14
GAUD7
GAUM8
GAUN6
GAUR6
HAUL7
HAUT7
JAUK16
JAUP15
LAUD6
LUAU6
MAUD8
MAUL7
MAUN7
MAUT7
PRAU7
SAUL5
TAUS5
TAUT5
UNAU6
VAUS9
WAUK11
WAUL8
WAUR8
YAUD8
YAUP9

5-letter words containing AU (103)

AUDIO7
AUDIT7
AUGER7
AUGHT9
AUGUR8
AUNTS6
AURAL6
AURAS6
AURUM9
AUTOS6
AUXIN12
BAUDS9
BAULK11
BEAUS8
BEAUX14
CAULK11
CAUSE8
DAUBS9
DAUBY11
DAUNT7
FAUGH12
FAULD10
FAULT9
FAUNA9
FAUNS9
FAUVE13
FRAUD10
GAUDY10
GAUGE8
GAUNT7
GAUZE15
GAUZY17
HAUGH11
HAULM10
HAULS8
HAUNT8
IMAUM10
JAUKS17
JAUNT14
JAUPS16
KAURY11
LAUDS7
LAUGH9
LUAUS7
MAULS8
MAUVE12
PAUSE8
SAUCE8
SAUCH10
SAUCY10
SAUNA6
SCAUP10
TAUNT6
TAUPE8
VAULT10
VAUNT10
WAUGH12
WAUKS12
WHAUP13
YAUPS10

The 60 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing AU (188)

AUBURN10
AUDIOS8
AUDITS8
AUGHTS10
AUGURY11
AUGUST9
AUTHOR9
AUTUMN10
BAUBLE11
BAULKS12
BEAUTY11
BUREAU10
CAUCUS12
CAUDAL10
CAUGHT12
CAULKS12
CAUSAL9
CAUSED10
CAUSES9
CLAUSE9
DAUBED11
DAUBER10
DAUNTS8
FAUCET12
FAULTS10
FAULTY12
FAUNAS10
FLAUNT10
FRAUDS11
GAUCHE12
GAUCHO12
GAUGED10
GAUGES9
HAULED10
HAUNCH13
HAUNTS9
JAUNTS15
JAUNTY17
LAUDED9
LAUGHS10
LAUNCH11
LAUREL7
MARAUD10
MAULED10
NAUGHT10
NAUSEA7
PAUNCH13
PAUPER11
PAUSED10
PAUSES9
SAUCED10
SAUCER9
SAUCES9
SAUNAS7
TAUGHT10
TAUNTS7
TAUTER7
TRAUMA9
VAULTS11
VAUNTS11

The 60 most common shown, 128 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AU (258)

APPLAUD13
ASSAULT8
AUCTION10
AUDIBLE11
AUDIBLY13
AUDITED10
AUDITOR9
AUGMENT11
AUSTERE8
AUTHORS10
AUTOPSY12
AUTUMNS11
BAULKED14
BECAUSE12
BUREAUS11
CAULKED14
CAUSING11
CAUSTIC12
CAUTION10
CLAUSES10
DAUBING12
DAUNTED10
DEFAULT12
DEFRAUD13
DRAUGHT12
EPAULET10
EXHAUST16
FAUCETS13
FAULTED12
FLAUNTS11
FRAUGHT14
GAUDIER10
GAUGING11
GAUNTER9
HAUGHTY15
HAULING11
HAUNTED11
JAUNTED17
LAUDING10
LAUGHED12
LAUNDER9
LAUNDRY11
MAUDLIN11
MAULING11
NAUGHTS11
NAUGHTY13
PAUCITY14
PAUNCHY16
PAUPERS12
PAUSING11
PLATEAU10
RAUCOUS11
SAUCERS10
SAUCIER10
SAUCING11
SAUSAGE9
STAUNCH12
TAUNTED9
TRAUMAS10
VAULTED13

The 60 most common shown, 198 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AU (321)

APPLAUDS14
APPLAUSE13
AUCTIONS11
AUDACITY14
AUDIBLES12
AUDIENCE12
AUDITING11
AUDITION10
AUDITORS10
AUDITORY12
AUGMENTS12
AUGUSTER11
AUTHORED12
AUTOCRAT11
AUTOMATE11
AUTONOMY13
AUTUMNAL12
BAULKING15
BEAUTIES11
BEAUTIFY16
CAUCUSED15
CAUCUSES14
CAULKING15
CAUSEWAY16
CAUSTICS13
CAUTIONS11
CAUTIOUS12
DAUGHTER13
DAUNTING11
DEFAULTS13
DEFRAUDS14
DINOSAUR10
DRAUGHTS13
DRAUGHTY15
EPAULETS11
EXHAUSTS17
FAULTIER12
FAULTING13
FLAUNTED13
FLAUTIST12
GAUDIEST11
HAUNTING12
JAUNDICE20
JAUNTIER17
JAUNTILY19
JAUNTING18
LAUDABLE12
LAUGHING13
LAUGHTER12
LAUNCHED14
LAUNCHER13
LAUNCHES13
NAUTICAL11
OVERHAUL15
PAUNCHES15
PLATEAUS11
SAUCEPAN13
SAUCIEST11
THESAURI11
VAULTING14

The 60 most common shown, 261 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AU (339)

APPLAUDED16
AUCTIONED13
AUDACIOUS14
AUDIENCES13
AUGMENTED14
AUTHENTIC14
AUTHORING13
AUTHORISE12
AUTHORITY14
AUTHORIZE20
AUTOCRACY16
AUTOGRAPH15
AUTOMATED13
AUTOMATES12
AUTOMATIC14
AUTOPSIED13
AUXILIARY18
BEAUTIFUL16
CAUCUSING16
CAUSALITY14
CAUSEWAYS17
CAUTIONED13
CHAUFFEUR21
COSMONAUT14
DAUGHTERS14
DEFAULTED15
DEFRAUDED16
EXHAUSTED19
FAULTIEST13
FAULTLESS13
FLAUNTING14
FLAUTISTS13
HAUGHTIER15
HAUGHTILY17
HYDRAULIC17
INAUDIBLE13
JAUNDICED22
JAUNDICES21
JAUNTIEST18
LAUGHABLE15
LAUNCHERS14
LAUNCHING15
MAUSOLEUM15
MENOPAUSE14
NAUGHTIER13
NAUGHTILY15
ONSLAUGHT13
OVERHAULS16
PAUNCHIER16
PLATEAUED13
PLAUSIBLE14
PLAUSIBLY16
RAUCOUSLY15
SAUCEPANS14
SLAUGHTER13
STAUNCHED15
STAUNCHER14
STAUNCHES14
STAUNCHLY16
TRAUMATIC14

The 60 most common shown, 279 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AU (295)

APPLAUDING17
AUCTIONEER13
AUCTIONING14
AUDITIONED13
AUDITORIUM15
AUGMENTING15
AUSPICIOUS16
AUTHORISED14
AUTHORISES13
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
AUTHORSHIP17
AUTOCRATIC15
AUTOGRAPHS16
AUTOMATICS15
AUTOMATING14
AUTOMATION13
AUTOMOBILE15
AUTOMOTIVE17
AUTONOMOUS14
AUTOPSYING16
BEAUTICIAN15
BEAUTIFIED17
BEAUTIFIES16
BUREAUCRAT16
CAUTIONING14
CAUTIOUSLY16
CHAUFFEURS22
CHAUVINIST19
COSMONAUTS15
DEBAUCHERY20
DEFAULTING16
DEFRAUDING17
DISTRAUGHT15
DRAUGHTIER15
EPAULETTES13
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTION19
EXHAUSTIVE23
FRAUDULENT16
HAUGHTIEST16
HYDRAULICS18
INAUGURALS13
INAUGURATE13
JAUNDICING23
JUGGERNAUT22
LAUNDERING13
MAUSOLEUMS16
NAUGHTIEST14
ONSLAUGHTS14
OVERHAULED18
PAUNCHIEST17
PLATEAUING14
PRECAUTION15
RESTAURANT11
SAUERKRAUT15
SLAUGHTERS14
STAUNCHEST15
STAUNCHING16
TRAUMATIZE21

The 60 most common shown, 235 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing AU (199)

AUCTIONEERS14
AUDACIOUSLY18
AUDIOPHILES17
AUDIOVISUAL18
AUDITIONING14
AUDITORIUMS16
AUSTERITIES12
AUTHORISING15
AUTHORITIES14
AUTHORIZING23
AUTOCRACIES16
AUTOGRAPHED18
AUTOMOBILED17
AUTOMOBILES16
AUTOWORKERS18
AUXILIARIES18
BEAUTEOUSLY17
BEAUTICIANS16
BEAUTIFIERS17
BEAUTIFULLY20
BEAUTIFYING20
BUREAUCRACY21
BUREAUCRATS17
CATERWAULED18
CAULIFLOWER20
CAUSTICALLY18
CAUTERIZING23
CHAUFFEURED24
CHAUVINISTS20
COAUTHORING17
DAUNTLESSLY15
DRAUGHTIEST16
DRAUGHTSMAN18
DRAUGHTSMEN18
EXHAUSTIBLE22
FAULTLESSLY17
FRAUDULENCE19
GODDAUGHTER18
HAUGHTINESS17
IMPLAUSIBLE18
IMPLAUSIBLY20
INAUGURATED15
INAUGURATES14
JUGGERNAUTS23
LEPRECHAUNS18
NAUGHTINESS15
OVERHAULING19
PAUPERIZING25
PORTMANTEAU16
PRECAUTIONS16
RAUCOUSNESS15
RAUNCHINESS16
RESTAURANTS12
SLAUGHTERED16
SOMERSAULTS14
THESAURUSES15
TRAUMATISED15
TRAUMATISES14
TRAUMATIZED23
TRAUMATIZES22

The 60 most common shown, 139 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing AU (135)

AERONAUTICAL15
ASTRONAUTICS15
AUGMENTATION16
AUGMENTATIVE20
AUSPICIOUSLY20
AUTHENTICATE17
AUTHENTICITY19
AUTOGRAPHING19
AUTOHYPNOTIC21
AUTOIMMUNITY20
AUTOMATIZING24
AUTOMOBILING18
AUTOMORPHISM21
AUTONOMOUSLY18
AUTOTOMIZING24
AUTOXIDATION20
AUXOTROPHIES23
BRONTOSAURUS16
BUREAUCRATIC20
CATERWAULING19
CAULIFLOWERS21
CAUTIOUSNESS16
CHAUFFEURING25
CHAULMOOGRAS20
CHAUVINISTIC23
COAUTHORSHIP21
DEBAUCHERIES20
EXHAUSTIVELY27
EXHAUSTIVITY27
FAULTFINDING21
FRAUDULENTLY20
GODDAUGHTERS19
HETEROAUXINS21
ICHTHYOFAUNA24
ICHTHYOSAURS21
INAUGURATING16
INAUGURATION15
INAUSPICIOUS18
JAUNTINESSES21
MANSLAUGHTER18
NAUSEATINGLY16
OVERCAUTIOUS20
OVERSLAUGHED21
PLAUSIBILITY19
PORTMANTEAUS17
PORTMANTEAUX23
REAUTHORIZED24
REAUTHORIZES23
RESTAURATEUR14
SLAUGHTERERS16
SLAUGHTERING17
SOMERSAULTED16
STEPDAUGHTER19
TAUTOLOGICAL16
THAUMATURGIC21
TRAUMATISING16
TRAUMATIZING24
TYRANNOSAURS15
UNAUTHORIZED25
VAUDEVILLIAN22

The 60 most common shown, 75 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,115 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.3%) are containing AU. Most of them, 339, have 9 letters. 521 start with AU, 47 end with it and 1,547 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing AU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,115 words containing AU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AU?

BUREAUCRATIZING, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUREAUCRATIZED (29), BUREAUCRATIZES (28) and CHEMOAUTOTROPHY (28).

What are the most common words containing AU?

UNAUTHORIZED, AUTHORIZATION, AUTHORIZING, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, EXHAUSTIVE and AUTHORIZED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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