FAQ on words starting with AU
What are the best Scrabble words starting with AU?
The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with AU is Autolyzed, which is worth at least 22 points without any bonuses. The next best words starting with AU are Authorize, Autolyzes and Auxotroph, which are each worth 21 points. Other high score words starting with AU are Autolyze (20), Auxiliary (19), Autophagy (18), Autotoxic (18), Autophyte (17).
| Word | Letters | Points |
|---|---|---|
| autolyzed | 9 | 22 |
| authorize | 9 | 21 |
| autolyzes | 9 | 21 |
| auxotroph | 9 | 21 |
| autolyze | 8 | 20 |
| auxiliary | 9 | 19 |
| autophagy | 9 | 18 |
| autotoxic | 9 | 18 |
| autophyte | 9 | 17 |
| auxetics | 8 | 17 |
How many words start with the letters AU?
There are 295 words that start with the letters AU in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 105 are 9 letter words, 71 are 8 letter words, 58 are 7 letter words, 35 are 6 letter words, 20 are 5 letter words, 5 are 4 letter words and 1 is a 3 letter word.