5-Letter Words With TAU
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With TAU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With TAU 7 words
How often does TAU appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words containing TAU. They average 5.7 points and the best is TAUPE (7 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.7
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- e 28.6%
- n 28.6%
- d 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- au100%
- uo14.3%
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 TAU
t 1a 1u 1p 3e 1
T 1 + A 1 + U 1 + P 3 + 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).
taupe
- nouna greyish brown
- adjectiveof something having a dusky brownish grey color
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How many five-letter words containing TAU are there?
There are 7 five-letter words containing TAU 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 TAU?
TAUPE is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TAUBE (7), TAULD (6), TAUNT (5).
Which rare five-letter words containing TAU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TAUBE (7), TAULD (6), STAUN (5), TAUON (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.