Is AUTHENTICALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHENTICALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHENTICALLY mean?
- adverb
genuinely; with authority
“it is authentically British”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 AUTHENTICALLY
AUTHENTICALLY 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 AUTHENTICALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unethically19
- ethnically18
- thetically18
- ethically17
- tachylite17
- thylacine17
- hallucinate16
- tetanically16
- chattily16
- tetchily16
- nautically15
- unathletic15
- lethality15
- chantey15
- chutney15
- cyathia15
- ethylic15
- hyaenic15
- lecythi15
- lichtly15
- techily15
- yachtie15
- actinally14
- actuality14
- alecithal14
- antically14
- authentic14
- chatelain14
- tactilely14
- tactually14
- unethical14
- chally14
- chanty14
- chatty14
- chilly14
- chitty14
- hyenic14
- leachy14
- tetchy14
- titchy14
- achenial13
- achillea13
- actually13
- analytic13
- athletic13
- cattleya13
- chatline13
- ethnical13
- eulachan13
- heliacal13
- intactly13
- lucently13
- tenacity13
- thetical13
- uncially13
- ethinyl13
- hyaline13
- hyalite13
- laithly13
- lithely13
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