Is AUCTORIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUCTORIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUCTORIAL mean?
- adjective
of or by or typical of an author
“authorial comments”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AUCTORIAL
AUCTORIAL has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AUCTORIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curtail9
- actual8
- aortic8
- caroli8
- catalo8
- citola8
- citral8
- coital8
- cuatro8
- curial8
- curtal8
- lictor8
- lorica8
- ocular8
- racial8
- rictal8
- rucola8
- toluic8
- turaco8
- uracil8
- uratic8
- acari7
- actor7
- aulic7
- auric7
- carat7
- carol7
- cauri7
- claro7
- clour7
- clout7
- coala7
- coati7
- coral7
- coria7
- court7
- craal7
- culti7
- curia7
- curio7
- lotic7
- octal7
- oculi7
- taroc7
- tical7
- toric7
- triac7
- aortal6
- atrial6
- lariat6
- latria6
- rialto6
- ritual6
- tailor6
- torula6
- acai6
- acro6
- acta6
- arco6
- calo6
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