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6-letter words with A as the 5th letter and U as the 6th letter

Six-letter words with A as the 5th letter and U as the 6th letter: 10 matches, all ending in U.

10 wordsTop pick BUREAUHighest score WHANAU 12

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With A in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (536 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • BUREAU8
  • LANDAU7
  • BATEAU8
  • GATEAU7
  • CADEAU9
  • COTEAU8
  • WHANAU12
  • RESEAU6
  • PILLAU8
  • NILGAU7
All valid words 10

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BATEAU8
  • BUREAU8
  • CADEAU9
  • COTEAU8
  • GATEAU7
  • LANDAU7
  • NILGAU7
  • PILLAU8
  • RESEAU6
  • WHANAU12

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHANAU1213Collins only
CADEAU911Collins only
BUREAU811All three
BATEAU810All three
COTEAU810All three
PILLAU812Collins only
LANDAU710All three
GATEAU79All three
NILGAU711All three
RESEAU67All three

The pattern is _ _ _ _ A U, and the options range from familiar BUREAU to less familiar WHANAU and NILGAU. Only one match is classed as common, so this narrow clue is more about fitting the letters than finding everyday vocabulary. The ten matches average 8 points, so none is a big Scrabble play.

The A-U pattern at a glance

  • There are 10 six-letter matches, and every one ends in U.
  • BUREAU, BATEAU, CADEAU, GATEAU, COTEAU, and RESEAU share the final EAU sequence.
  • B and C are the most frequent first letters, with two matches apiece.
  • WHANAU leads the scoring list at 12 points; CADEAU follows at 9.

Why are there so few matches?

The fixed A-U ending sharply narrows the search: this pattern has 10 matches, while six-letter words with A fifth and S last have 536. That contrast makes the final letter a strong filter when you are solving a position-based clue.

Six examples share EAU at the end: BUREAU, BATEAU, CADEAU, GATEAU, COTEAU, and RESEAU. LANDAU, WHANAU, PILLAU, and NILGAU show that the matching sound and spelling do not come from one single word ending.

A first-letter check pays off here: B and C each start two matches, and six other letters, G, L, N, P, R, and W, start one apiece. No opening letter dominates, so the four free slots matter more than the first tile alone.

Scores and limits for A-fifth, U-last words

WHANAU leads at 12 points, ahead of CADEAU at 9. BUREAU, BATEAU, COTEAU, and PILLAU each score 8, so WHANAU is the standout when you are comparing base tile totals.

All 10 matches appear in Collins, while ENABLE and NWL2023 accept seven apiece. Seven have definitions, but only one is common; this is a compact clue list, not a set of everyday words. One caution: an entry Collins accepts may be missing from your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

What six-letter word has A fifth and U last?
There are 10 matches, including BUREAU, LANDau, BATEAU, GATEAU, CADEAU, COTEAU, WHANAU, RESEAU, PILLAU, and NILGAU. Each has A in position five and U in position six, though dictionary coverage differs by word.
Which matching word has the best base score?
WHANAU is the highest-scoring match at 12 points. CADEAU scores 9, while BUREAU, BATEAU, COTEAU, and PILLAU each score 8. Those are base word scores; board bonuses can change a play's total.
Do Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023 agree on these words?
No. Collins accepts all 10 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each take only seven. A word can be legal in one game and rejected in another, so check the dictionary your game uses before you commit an unfamiliar play.

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