7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and U as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and U as the 3rd letter total 226, including LAUNDRY, CAUTION, and HAUNTED.

226 wordsTop pick CAUSINGHighest score GAUZILY 20

8 of 226 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (916 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Best words to play first 226 · most-used first

CAUSING₁₀
LAUGHED₁₂
LAUNDRY₁₁
CAUTION₉
HAUNTED₁₁
NAUGHTY₁₄
SAUSAGE₈
HAULING₁₁
VAULTED₁₁
PAUSING₁₀
CAUSTIC₁₁
LAURELS₇
DAUPHIN₁₃
RAUCOUS₉
RAUNCHY₁₅
LAUNDER₈
TAUNTED₈
FAULTED₁₁
BAUXITE₁₆
GAUGING₁₀
HAULAGE₁₁
HAUGHTY₁₇
SAUCERS₉
PAUCITY₁₄
FAUCETS₁₂
VAUNTED₁₁
DAUNTED₉
SAUTEED₈
MAUDLIN₁₀
BAUBLES₁₁
MAULING₁₀
TAURINE₇
LAUDING₉
HAULERS₁₀
PAUPERS₁₁
SAUNTER₇
GAUCHOS₁₃
VAULTER₁₀
LAUGHER₁₁
CAULKER₁₃
CAUDATE₁₀
MAUNDER₁₀
SAUCIER₉
GAUCHER₁₃
SAURIAN₇
HAUNTER₁₀
CAULKED₁₄
HAUTEUR₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 226 words. See every valid word

All valid words 226

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

BAUBEES₁₁
BAUBLES₁₁
BAUCHLE₁₄
BAUDRIC₁₂
BAUERAS₉
BAUKING₁₄
BAULKED₁₄
BAULKER₁₃
BAUSOND₁₀
BAUXITE₁₆
CAUDATE₁₀
CAUDLED₁₁
CAUDLES₁₀
CAUDRON₁₀
CAUKERS₁₃
CAULDER₁₀
CAULINE₉
CAULKED₁₄
CAULKER₁₃
CAULOME₁₁
CAUMING₁₂
CAUSALS₉
CAUSERS₉
CAUSEYS₁₂
CAUSING₁₀
CAUSTIC₁₁
CAUTELS₉
CAUTERS₉
CAUTERY₁₂
CAUTION₉
DAUBERS₁₀
DAUBERY₁₃
DAUBIER₁₀
DAUBING₁₁
DAUDING₁₀
DAUNDER₉
DAUNERS₈
DAUNTED₉
DAUNTER₈
DAUNTON₈
DAUPHIN₁₃
DAURING₉
DAUTIES₈
DAUTING₉
FAUCALS₁₂
FAUCETS₁₂
FAUCHON₁₅
FAUCIAL₁₂
FAULTED₁₁
FAUNIST₁₀
FAUNULA₁₀
FAUNULE₁₀
FAUREST₁₀
FAUTING₁₁
FAUTORS₁₀
FAUVISM₁₅
FAUVIST₁₃
GAUCHED₁₄
GAUCHER₁₃
GAUCHES₁₃
GAUCHOS₁₃
GAUCIER₁₀
GAUDERY₁₂
GAUDGIE₁₀
GAUDIER₉
GAUDIES₉
GAUDILY₁₂
GAUDING₁₀
GAUFERS₁₁
GAUFFER₁₄
GAUFRES₁₁
GAUGERS₉
GAUGING₁₀
GAULTER₈
GAUMIER₁₀
GAUMING₁₁
GAUNTED₉
GAUNTER₈
GAUNTLY₁₁
GAUNTRY₁₁
GAUPERS₁₀
GAUPING₁₁
GAUSSES₈
GAUZIER₁₇
GAUZILY₂₀
HAUBERK₁₆
HAUBOIS₁₂
HAUDING₁₂
HAUGHTY₁₇
HAULAGE₁₁
HAULERS₁₀
HAULIER₁₀
HAULING₁₁
HAULOUT₁₀
HAUNTED₁₁
HAUNTER₁₀
HAUSENS₁₀
HAUSING₁₁
HAUTBOY₁₅
HAUTEST₁₀
HAUTEUR₁₀
HAUYNES₁₃
JAUKING₁₉
JAUNCED₁₇
JAUNCES₁₆
JAUNSED₁₅
JAUNSES₁₄
JAUNTED₁₅
JAUNTEE₁₄
JAUNTIE₁₄
JAUPING₁₇
KAUPAPA₁₅
KAURIES₁₁
LAUDERS₈
LAUDING₉
LAUGHED₁₂
LAUGHER₁₁
LAUNCED₁₀
LAUNCES₉
LAUNDER₈
LAUNDRY₁₁
LAURELS₇
LAURYLS₁₀
LAUWINE₁₀
MAUBIES₁₁
MAUDLIN₁₀
MAUGRED₁₁
MAUGRES₁₀
MAULERS₉
MAULGRE₁₀
MAULING₁₀
MAULVIS₁₂
MAUMETS₁₁
MAUNDED₁₁
MAUNDER₁₀
MAUSIER₉
MAUTHER₁₂
MAUVAIS₁₂
MAUVEIN₁₂
MAUVEST₁₂
MAUVINE₁₂
MAUVINS₁₂
MAUZIER₁₈
NAUCHES₁₂
NAUGHTS₁₁
NAUGHTY₁₄
NAUPLII₉
NAUSEAS₇
NAUTICS₉
NAUTILI₇
PAUCALS₁₁
PAUCITY₁₄
PAUGHTY₁₆
PAULINS₉
PAUNCES₁₁
PAUNCHY₁₇
PAUPERS₁₁
PAUSERS₉
PAUSING₁₀
RAUCITY₁₂
RAUCLER₉
RAUCOUS₉
RAUNCHY₁₅
RAUNGED₉
RAUNGES₈
RAUPATU₉
RAURIKI₁₁
SAUCERS₉
SAUCIER₉
SAUCILY₁₂
SAUCING₁₀
SAUGERS₈
SAULGES₈
SAULIES₇
SAUNAED₈
SAUNTED₈
SAUNTER₇
SAURELS₇
SAURIAN₇
SAURIES₇
SAUROID₈
SAUSAGE₈
SAUTEED₈
SAUTEES₇
SAUTING₈
SAUTOIR₇
TAUHINU₁₀
TAUIWIS₁₀
TAUNTED₈
TAUNTER₇
TAUPATA₉
TAUPIES₉
TAUREAN₇
TAURINE₇
TAUTAUG₈
TAUTENS₇
TAUTEST₇
TAUTING₈
TAUTOGS₈
VAUCHED₁₆
VAUCHES₁₅
VAUDOOS₁₁
VAUDOUX₁₈
VAULTED₁₁
VAULTER₁₀
VAUNCED₁₃
VAUNCES₁₂
VAUNTED₁₁
VAUNTER₁₀
VAUNTIE₁₀
VAURIEN₁₀
VAUTING₁₁
WAUCHTS₁₅
WAUFFED₁₇
WAUGHED₁₅
WAUGHTS₁₄
WAUKERS₁₄
WAUKING₁₅
WAULING₁₁
WAULKED₁₅
WAULKER₁₄
WAURING₁₁
YAUPERS₁₂
YAUPING₁₃
YAUPONS₁₂
YAUTIAS₁₀

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

G12%
C9%
M8%

4th letter

N19%
L12%
T11%

5th letter

I30%
E18%
T11%

6th letter

E37%
N17%
R11%

7th letter

S32%
R14%
D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; GAUZILY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 15 words
8 points: 22 words
99 points: 31 words
10 points: 44 words
1111 points: 36 words
12 points: 25 words
1313 points: 12 words
14 points: 14 words
1515 points: 12 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
GAUZILY	20	22	All three
JAUKING	19	24	All three
VAUDOUX	18	21	Collins only
MAUZIER	18	20	NWL only
HAUGHTY	17	16	All three
PAUNCHY	17	19	All three
GAUZIER	17	19	All three
JAUNCED	17	22	All three
JAUPING	17	23	All three
WAUFFED	17	18	Collins only
BAUXITE	16	18	All three
HAUBERK	16	17	All three

The first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final slots stay open, so the pattern spans familiar entries such as LAUNDRY, CAUTION, HAUNTED, and SAUSAGE. Unlike a single-letter clue, this one fixes two internal slots, leaving both the opening and ending available as useful filters. Several matches sound ordinary; others, including the high scorers, suit rack-building more than everyday guessing.

At a glance, distribution and tile score

G starts 28 matches, more than any other first letter in this pattern.
S closes 73 entries; R is a distant second with 31.
Only 8 matches land among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Mean score is 11 points, but GAUZILY reaches 20.
The full pattern has 226 entries across tournament dictionaries.

Which letters finish these words most often?

Endings are sharply concentrated: 73 matches finish in S, while R appears at the end of 31 and D and G each appear 29 times. When the final tile is still unknown, S deserves an early scan; those four endings cover many leading choices, although E, Y, N, and T also occur.

The first letters tell a different story. G leads at 28, followed by C at 20; M and S each begin 19. The A-U set nearly matches the 222 words with L in the second slot and U third, while O-U is much larger at 429.

Which matching words score highest?

GAUZILY leads at 20 points, JAUKING follows at 19, and VAUDOUX and MAUZIER each score 18. Those are high-value but less familiar choices, so a strong tile total does not guarantee a word will fit your game's dictionary.

Recognizable options still score well: HAUGHTY and PAUNCHY each reach 17, while CAUSTIC, CAUTION, and LAUNDRY offer more familiar-looking racks. The average score is 11, so the pattern itself does not make a play valuable; the tiles in each word matter.

How to use this seven-letter pattern

Tip

Check the game list before an obscure play: Collins counts 220 matches, NWL2023 137, and ENABLE 128. For 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and U as the 3rd letter, start with anchors such as LAUNDRY or CAUTION.

Questions people ask

Are LAUNDRY and LAUNDER both seven-letter matches?

Yes. LAUNDRY and LAUNDER both have seven letters, with A second and U third. Their shared opening makes them easy anchors for the pattern, while their endings differ: one finishes in Y and the other in R. Use the remaining letters to distinguish them.

How many of these words are common?

Eight matching words sit within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. Familiar examples include LAUNDRY, CAUTION, and HAUNTED, but most entries fall outside that common-word band, so an obscure match may not suit every game or clue.

Which dictionary has the broadest count for this pattern?

Collins has the largest count, with 220 matches. NWL2023 includes 137 and ENABLE includes 128, while the combined pattern count is 226. The dictionaries overlap, so adding their totals would overstate the number of distinct words.

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7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and U as the 3rd letter

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