Is AUTHORED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORED mean?
Authored is a form of AUTHOR.
- noun
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
- noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
“he was the generator of several complaints”
- verb
be the author of
“She authored this play”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 AUTHORED
AUTHORED 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.
Anagrams of AUTHORED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from AUTHORED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outheard12
- outhear10
- dearth10
- dehort10
- dourah10
- drouth10
- hatred10
- thoued10
- thread10
- author9
- hauter9
- death9
- doeth9
- hared9
- hated9
- heard9
- hoard9
- horde9
- outdare8
- outread8
- readout8
- earth8
- hater8
- haute8
- heart8
- other8
- rathe8
- routh8
- throe8
- torah8
- ahed8
- doth8
- hade8
- haed8
- hard8
- head8
- herd8
- hoed8
- hued8
- odah8
- ohed8
- thud8
- autoed7
- detour7
- orated7
- redout7
- routed7
- toured7
- eath7
- haet7
- hare7
- hart7
- hate7
- haut7
- hear7
- heat7
- hero7
- hoar7
- hoer7
- hora7
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