5-Letter Words Starting With PAU
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With PAU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With PAU 3 words
How common is PAU at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with PAU. They average 7 points and the best is PAUSE (7 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 7
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- e 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- au100%
- ua33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with PAU
p 3a 1u 1s 1e 1
P 3 + A 1 + U 1 + S 1 + E 1 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pause
- nouna time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- nountemporary inactivity
- verbinterrupt temporarily an activity before continuing“The speaker paused”
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How many five-letter words that start with PAU are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with PAU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with PAU?
PAUSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PAUAS (7), PAULS (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with PAU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PAUAS (7), PAULS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.