5-Letter Words With A and U
There are 367 five-letter words containing both A and U in our dictionary; 142 of them are common words.
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All 367 words
- equal14 points
- awful11 points
- human10 points
- album9 points
- vague9 points
- datum8 points
- fault8 points
- value8 points
- about7 points
- abuse7 points
- amuse7 points
- cause7 points
- guard7 points
- pause7 points
- argue6 points
- sugar6 points
- usage6 points
- usual5 points
- squad15 points
- quota14 points
- fraud9 points
- laugh9 points
- acute7 points
- sauce7 points
- urban7 points
- adult6 points
- aloud6 points
- audio6 points
- rural5 points
- quack20 points
- quake18 points
- quark18 points
- quash17 points
- quays17 points
- qualm16 points
- gauze15 points
- azure14 points
- quail14 points
- quart14 points
- squat14 points
- jaunt12 points
- junta12 points
- caulk11 points
- bayou10 points
- gaudy10 points
- mauve10 points
- saucy10 points
- pumas9 points
- daubs8 points
- fauna8 points
- gamut8 points
- hauls8 points
- haunt8 points
- suave8 points
- unsay8 points
- vault8 points
- gauge7 points
- mauls7 points
- mural7 points
- tubas7 points
- unman7 points
- audit6 points
- daunt6 points
- gaunt6 points
- lauds6 points
- annul5 points
- aunts5 points
- aural5 points
- auras5 points
- autos5 points
- lunar5 points
- sauna5 points
- taunt5 points
- tunas5 points
- ultra5 points
- quads15 points
- kaput11 points
- snafu8 points
- abuzz25 points
- quaff20 points
- gauzy18 points
- squaw17 points
- squab16 points
- aquas14 points
- quasi14 points
- haiku12 points
- yucca12 points
- oakum11 points
- umiak11 points
- vulva11 points
- aught9 points
- guava9 points
- pupae9 points
- pupal9 points
- rumba9 points
- scuba9 points
- sumac9 points
- afoul8 points
- ducal8 points
- ducat8 points
- fauns8 points
- hulas8 points
- uvula8 points
- vaunt8 points
- abuts7 points
- alums7 points
- amour7 points
- beaus7 points
- gulag7 points
- taupe7 points
- unbar7 points
- adieu6 points
- auger6 points
- augur6 points
- guano6 points
- luaus5 points
- ulnae5 points
- pukka15 points
- cuppa11 points
- sadhu9 points
- skuas9 points
- beaut7 points
- quaky21 points
- auxin12 points
- layup10 points
- fugal9 points
- kraut9 points
- ukase9 points
- umbra9 points
- uncap9 points
- vagus9 points
- magus8 points
- sulfa8 points
- unary8 points
- arums7 points
- bursa7 points
- curia7 points
- sputa7 points
- supra7 points
- tubal7 points
- talus5 points
- ulnar5 points
- thuja15 points
- quale14 points
- quant14 points
- quass14 points
- quean14 points
- chufa13 points
- jugal13 points
- kulak13 points
- pucka13 points
- faugh12 points
- haugh12 points
- jural12 points
- jurat12 points
- fauve11 points
- favus11 points
- luffa11 points
- thuya11 points
- gumma10 points
- haulm10 points
- ankus9 points
- babul9 points
- bubal9 points
- caput9 points
- culpa9 points
- kauri9 points
- summa9 points
- taluk9 points
- daube8 points
- douma8 points
- feuar8 points
- furan8 points
- guaco8 points
- maund8 points
- mudra8 points
- saury8 points
- surah8 points
- uhlan8 points
- unlay8 points
- uveas8 points
- varus8 points
- yulan8 points
- ascus7 points
- aulic7 points
- auric7 points
- aurum7 points
- bulla7 points
- buran7 points
- cauls7 points
- duads7 points
- gauds7 points
- larum7 points
- mulla7 points
- pareu7 points
- scuta7 points
- stupa7 points
- ulema7 points
- unapt7 points
- unarm7 points
- adust6 points
- doura6 points
- duals6 points
- dulia6 points
- durra6 points
- gaurs6 points
- gauss6 points
- guans6 points
- guars6 points
- gutta6 points
- alula5 points
- aurar5 points
- sural5 points
- suras5 points
- surra5 points
- sutra5 points
- urial5 points
- huzza26 points
- pujah17 points
- jauks16 points
- maqui16 points
- umiaq16 points
- quags15 points
- aquae14 points
- beaux14 points
- jaups14 points
- jubas14 points
- pujas14 points
- quais14 points
- quare14 points
- quate14 points
- ajuga13 points
- amuck13 points
- judas13 points
- whaup13 points
- dumka12 points
- joual12 points
- kaury12 points
- sajou12 points
- taxus12 points
- waugh12 points
- wauks12 points
- baulk11 points
- dauby11 points
- punka11 points
- bunya10 points
- fanum10 points
- habus10 points
- kagus10 points
- nucha10 points
- prahu10 points
- sauch10 points
- subah10 points
- vacua10 points
- wamus10 points
- yamun10 points
- yaups10 points
- yucas10 points
- ampul9 points
- babus9 points
- fauld9 points
- ghaut9 points
- imaum9 points
- knaur9 points
- kurta9 points
- musca9 points
- pupas9 points
- saugh9 points
- scaup9 points
- umiac9 points
- yauds9 points
- yauld9 points
- yugas9 points
- adunc8 points
- ahull8 points
- algum8 points
- almud8 points
- almug8 points
- aunty8 points
- bauds8 points
- cauld8 points
- dumas8 points
- dunam8 points
- gaums8 points
- haute8 points
- lehua8 points
- mauds8 points
- purda8 points
- sagum8 points
- shaul8 points
- tufas8 points
- ulvas8 points
- unhat8 points
- uveal8 points
- vatus8 points
- wauls8 points
- yuans8 points
- yurta8 points
- arcus7 points
- audad7 points
- battu7 points
- buras7 points
- casus7 points
- crura7 points
- manus7 points
- mauts7 points
- miaou7 points
- miaul7 points
- muras7 points
- murra7 points
- nubia7 points
- pilau7 points
- praus7 points
- pruta7 points
- punas7 points
- ramus7 points
- scaur7 points
- subas7 points
- tabun7 points
- tabus7 points
- tsuba7 points
- tubae7 points
- ulama7 points
- ulpan7 points
- unban7 points
- uncia7 points
- urbia7 points
- agues6 points
- argus6 points
- dauts6 points
- dural6 points
- duras6 points
- gault6 points
- genua6 points
- gular6 points
- rugae6 points
- rugal6 points
- tegua6 points
- ulnad6 points
- aurae5 points
- aurei5 points
- aures5 points
- auris5 points
- lauan5 points
- laura5 points
- lunas5 points
- lutea5 points
- ruana5 points
- sauls5 points
- sault5 points
- saute5 points
- sunna5 points
- sutta5 points
- tauts5 points
- ulans5 points
- ulnas5 points
- unais5 points
- unaus5 points
- uraei5 points
- urare5 points
- urari5 points
- urase5 points
- urate5 points
- ureal5 points
- ureas5 points
- ursae5 points
- usnea5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 367
- By usage: 75 very common, 67 common, 225 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- huzza 26
- abuzz 25
- quaky 21
- quack 20
- quaff 20
- gauzy 18
- quake 18
- quark 18
- pujah 17
- quash 17
Most common
- equal
- awful
- human
- album
- vague
- datum
- fault
- value
- about
- abuse
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
- human (adjective)
- Characteristic of humanity.
- album (noun)
- One or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc.
Looking for five-letter words containing both A and U? You are in the right place. This list has 367 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as EQUAL and AWFUL appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both A and U, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both A and U?
HUZZA scores 26 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
225 of the 367 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.