AUE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points
It depends on the list you play by. AUE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 3 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AUE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUE
No single letter turns AUE into another word.
How AUE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What stands out about AUE
- Every letter in AUE is a vowel, which makes it a way out of a rack with nothing but vowels on it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
New Zealand
An exclamation of pain, distress, surprise or strong feeling, borrowed from Maori into New Zealand English.
Aue is called out much as an English speaker might cry oh no or ouch. Its use signals a sudden rush of emotion rather than conveying any particular information.
How AUE is used
Common in spoken New Zealand English and in Maori-language contexts; rare in formal writing.
- Aue! she cried when the plate slipped from her hands.
- He let out a soft aue at the sight of the wrecked car.
- Aue, that news was hard to hear, said the old woman.
- The children shouted aue as the wave knocked them over.
- Grandad still says aue whenever he stubs his toe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AUE
The 3 tiles of AUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words with AUE inside
8 words contain AUE in the middle. Words that start with AUE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AUE
Common questions about AUE
- Is AUE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AUE is not in it.
- How many points is AUE worth?
- AUE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUE mean?
- An exclamation of pain, distress, surprise or strong feeling, borrowed from Maori into New Zealand English.
- What letters can be added to AUE?
- No single letter can be added to AUE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AUE:
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