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Words That Start With AU

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Popular Words That Start With AU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With AU 878 words

5-Letter Words Starting With AU 25

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6-Letter Words Starting With AU 41

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7-Letter Words Starting With AU 72

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8-Letter Words Starting With AU 94

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9-Letter Words Starting With AU 145

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10-Letter Words Starting With AU 154

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11-Letter Words Starting With AU 112

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12-Letter Words Starting With AU 75

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13-Letter Words Starting With AU 53

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14-Letter Words Starting With AU 44

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15-Letter Words Starting With AU 30

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16-Letter Words Starting With AU 10

17-Letter Words Starting With AU 8

18-Letter Words Starting With AU 2

19-Letter Words Starting With AU 1

How common is AU at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 878 words that start with AU. Most are 10 letters long, they average 14.3 points, the best is AUTOBIOGRAPHICALLY (31 points) and 40.4% end in S.

Total words
878
Most common length
10 letters
154 words
Average Scrabble score
14.3
out of 31 max
Longest word
AUTHORITATIVENESSES
19 letters
Most common ending
S
40.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 40.4%
  • e 10.5%
  • y 9.9%

Top vowel pairs

  • au100%
  • io13.7%
  • ie7.3%

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 word that starts with AU

a 1u 1t 1o 1b 3i 1o 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

A 1 + U 1 + T 1 + O 1 + B 3 + I 1 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 31 points

Double word
62 pts
Triple word
93 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

autobiographically

Form of autobiographical

  1. adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer“he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies”
  2. adjectiverelating to or in the style of an autobiography“they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement”
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How many words that start with AU are there?

There are 878 words that start with AU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 154 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with AU?

AUTOBIOGRAPHICALLY is worth 31 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are AUTOSCHEDIAZING (31), AUTOIMMUNIZATIONS (30), AUTOSCHEDIAZED (30).

What are some common words that start with AU?

Everyday examples include AUDIENCE, AUTOMATICALLY, AUTOMATIC, AUTOMOBILE, AUTHOR, AUTHORITY, AUTUMN, AUDIBLE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with AU?

AUTHORITATIVENESSES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL (16 letters) is the longest common one.