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Five letter words beginning with a and containing u (26)

Found 26 five letter words beginning with a and containing u. Search pattern: a??u?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 7 pts

Highest: appuy 12, awful 11, album 9, ampul 9, ankus 9

Lowest: astun 5, arnut 5, annul 5, aitus 5, augur 6

About This Pattern

The search pattern a??u? looks for 5-letter words with the letter A in the first position, an unknown letter in the second position, an unknown letter in the third position, the letter U in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern a??u??

There are 26 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 26 matches out of 26 total.

What are some example words matching a??u??

Some matching words include: about, adsum, afoul, aglus, aitus.

How does the pattern a??u? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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