Is AUTHORESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORESS mean?
- noun
a woman author
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 AUTHORESS
AUTHORESS 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 AUTHORESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earshots11
- hoarsest11
- housesat11
- outhears11
- shouters11
- southers11
- authors10
- earshot10
- horstes10
- housers10
- outhear10
- rashest10
- shouter10
- souther10
- trashes10
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- author9
- earths9
- hastes9
- haters9
- hauter9
- hearts9
- hoarse9
- horses9
- horste9
- horsts9
- hosers9
- hostas9
- houser9
- houses9
- hursts9
- hussar9
- others9
- rashes9
- reshot9
- rhesus9
- rhuses9
- rouths9
- rushes9
- shares9
- sharts9
- shears9
- shoats9
- shoers9
- shores9
- shorts9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shuras9
- shutes9
- souths9
- surahs9
- throes9
- torahs9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tussah9
- tusseh9
- ushers9
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