5-Letter Words With LAU
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With LAU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With LAU 12 words
How often does LAU appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 five-letter words containing LAU. They average 7.1 points, the best is LAUCH (10 points) and 16.7% end in D.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.1
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 16.7% of words
Most common last letters
- d 16.7%
- h 16.7%
- s 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- au100%
- ua8.3%
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 containing LAU
l 1a 1u 1c 3h 4
L 1 + A 1 + U 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lauch
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing LAU are there?
There are 12 five-letter words containing LAU 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 containing LAU?
LAUCH is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LAUGH (9), BLAUD (8), GLAUM (8).
Which rare five-letter words containing LAU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include LAUCH (10), BLAUD (8), GLAUM (8), LAUFS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.