Is AUTHORESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORESSES mean?
Authoresses is a form of AUTHORESS.
- noun
a woman author
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 AUTHORESSES
AUTHORESSES 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 AUTHORESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authoress12
- seahorses12
- seashores12
- teahouses12
- earshots11
- hoarsest11
- housesat11
- outhears11
- rehouses11
- rhesuses11
- seahorse11
- seashore11
- shouters11
- southers11
- teahouse11
- aethers10
- authors10
- earshot10
- ethoses10
- hearses10
- heaters10
- heteros10
- horstes10
- hostess10
- housers10
- hussars10
- outhear10
- rashest10
- reheats10
- rehouse10
- reshoes10
- rushees10
- sheroes10
- shouter10
- souther10
- stashes10
- trashes10
- tussahs10
- tussehs10
- oestruses9
- ossatures9
- aether9
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- author9
- earths9
- ethers9
- haeres9
- hastes9
- haters9
- hauter9
- hearse9
- hearts9
- heater9
- hereat9
- hereto9
- heroes9
- hetero9
- hoarse9
- horses9
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