Is AUTHENTICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHENTICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHENTICITY mean?
- noun
undisputed credibility
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 AUTHENTICITY
AUTHENTICITY 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 AUTHENTICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethnicity17
- antithetic15
- chantey15
- chutney15
- hyaenic15
- yachtie15
- authentic14
- chanty14
- chatty14
- chitty14
- hyenic14
- tetchy14
- titchy14
- anticity13
- ethician13
- tenacity13
- itchy13
- techy13
- yacht13
- uintahite12
- chianti12
- cyanite12
- etchant12
- ichnite12
- titchie12
- unteach12
- achy12
- chay12
- yech12
- yuch12
- nictitate11
- acuity11
- canthi11
- chaine11
- chaunt11
- chitin11
- echini11
- ethnic11
- nautch11
- nicety11
- nuchae11
- thetic11
- hyena11
- thuya11
- tythe11
- tunicate10
- tenuity10
- aitch10
- canty10
- catty10
- chain10
- chant10
- cheat10
- china10
- chine10
- chute10
- cutey10
- cutty10
- ethic10
- hance10
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