Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with A as 2nd and U as 3rd Letter
The ?AU?? shape looks narrow, but it opens up once you know the common starts and endings. A in the second box is very common, usually after a consonant such as B, C, H, M, P or T. U in the third box is most often part of the OU pairing.
152matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with A in the 2nd and U in the 3rd position
- bauch
- bauds
- bauge
- bauks
- bauld
- baulk
- baume
- bauno
- baurs
- bauta
- cauch
- cauda
- cauks
- cauld
- cauli
- caulk
- cauls
- cauma
- caums
- caupo
- caups
- causa
- cause
- daube
- daubs
- dauby
- dauds
- dauke
- dault
- daunt
- daurs
- dauts
- faugh
- fauld
- fault
- faulx
- fauna
- fauns
- faurd
- fause
- faute
- fauts
- fauve
- gauby
- gaucy
- gauds
- gaudy
- gauge
- gauje
- gauls
- gault
- gaums
- gaumy
- gaunt
- gaups
- gaure
- gaurs
- gauss
- gauze
- gauzy
- hauds
- haufs
- haugh
- hauld
- haulm
- hauls
- hault
- haunt
- hausa
- hause
- haust
- haute
- jauks
- jaunt
- jaups
- kauch
- kaugh
- kauri
- kauru
- kaury
- lauan
- lauch
- laude
- lauds
- laufs
- laugh
- lauia
- laund
- laura
- laury
- lautu
- mauby
- mauds
- maugh
- mauls
- maund
- mauri
- mauts
- mauve
- nauch
- naumk
- naunt
- pauas
- pauky
- pauls
- pause
- pauxi
- rauli
- rauns
- raupo
- sauba
- sauce
- sauch
- saucy
- saudi
- saugh
- sauld
- sauls
- sault
- sauna
- saunt
- saury
- saute
- sauts
- sauty
- sauve
- taube
- taula
- tauld
- taunt
- tauon
- taupe
- taupo
- tauts
- vauch
- vaudy
- vault
- vaunt
- vaute
- vauts
- wauch
- wauff
- waugh
- wauks
- waulk
- wauls
- wauns
- waurs
- wauve
- yauds
- yauld
- yaups
Starts and Endings
Most of these words begin with L as in LAUGH, S as in SAUCE and C as in CAUSE. Many of them close with SE as in CAUSE and LT as in FAULT.
Useful five-letter words
CAUSE, LAUGH, FAULT, SAUCE and LAURA are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. GAUGE, PAUSE and VAULT are worth keeping in reserve.
- CAUSE
- LAUGH
- FAULT
- SAUCE
- LAURA
What the Letter Pair Tells You
A and U are both vowels, so the first, fourth and fifth boxes are mostly consonants. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often E, T and A, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and L, S and C are the strongest openers to test. After that, test E in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed A and U do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with A as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with U as the 3rd letter.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, A is worth one point and U is worth one point. Words like CAUSE, LAUGH and FAULT are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
CAUSE is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests C, E and S in the three open boxes.
What are some common 5 letter words with A as 2nd and U as 3rd letter
CAUSE, LAUGH, FAULT, SAUCE and LAURA are among the best known. GAUGE, PAUSE and VAULT are good follow ups.
Which letters usually start words with A second and U third
L, S and C are the usual openers, as in LAUGH, SAUCE and CAUSE. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.