Is AUTHENTICATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHENTICATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHENTICATED mean?
- adjective
established as genuine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
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) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 AUTHENTICATED
AUTHENTICATED 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 AUTHENTICATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authenticate17
- unattached16
- echinated15
- authentic14
- attached14
- chaunted14
- echidnae14
- hacienda14
- echinate13
- enthetic13
- cathead13
- chained13
- chanted13
- chatted13
- cheated13
- chedite13
- echidna13
- tetched13
- catenated12
- tunicated12
- unhatted12
- unheated12
- acanthi12
- attache12
- chaetae12
- chateau12
- chutnee12
- etchant12
- thecate12
- unteach12
- cathed12
- chined12
- chuted12
- datcha12
- detach12
- etched12
- inched12
- itched12
- niched12
- teched12
- attenuated11
- acetated11
- actuated11
- aduncate11
- audience11
- cuneated11
- ecaudate11
- incudate11
- inductee11
- nictated11
- haunted11
- achene11
- attach11
- canthi11
- chaeta11
- chaine11
- chaunt11
- ethnic11
- nautch11
- nuchae11
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