Words Containing AU

Q: How many words contain "AU"?

2,178 valid English words contain the sequence AU.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AU?

PHOTOAUTOTROPHICALLY at 35 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AU?

ANTIAUTHORITARIANISMS — 21 letters.

There are 2,178 English words that contain the sequence AU. Range: ABLAUT to YAUTIAS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOTOAUTOTROPHICALLY at 35 points; the longest is ANTIAUTHORITARIANISMS (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 8% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 2,178 words containing AU

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4-letter(38)
5-letter(104)
6-letter(189)
7-letter(258)
8-letter(321)
9-letter(340)
10-letter(297)
11-letter(199)
12-letter(135)
13-letter(110)
14-letter(82)
15-letter(42)

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Showing the first 600 of 2,178 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	photoautotrophically	35	38
2	claustrophobically	32	38
3	semiautobiographical	32	38
4	autobiographically	31	36
5	bureaucratizations	31	36
6	inexhaustiblenesses	31	35
7	inexhaustibility	31	33
8	autoimmunizations	30	36
9	bureaucratization	30	35
10	chemoautotrophic	30	33

What these words mean

photoautotrophically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
claustrophobically: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
semiautobiographical: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
autobiographically: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
bureaucratizations: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
inexhaustiblenesses: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
inexhaustibility: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
autoimmunizations: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
bureaucratization: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
chemoautotrophic: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "AU"?

2,178 valid English words contain AU.

Best Scrabble word containing AU?

PHOTOAUTOTROPHICALLY at 35 pts.

Longest word containing AU?

ANTIAUTHORITARIANISMS (21 letters).