Is AUTHORIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORIAL mean?
- adjective
of or by or typical of an author
“authorial comments”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (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 AUTHORIAL
AUTHORIAL 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 AUTHORIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- urolith10
- author9
- harlot9
- hartal9
- hiatal9
- liroth9
- thoria9
- thulia9
- airth8
- aloha8
- altho8
- arhat8
- hilar8
- horal8
- houri8
- lahar8
- laith8
- lathi8
- litho8
- loath8
- lotah8
- routh8
- thali8
- thiol8
- thirl8
- thurl8
- torah8
- haar7
- hail7
- hair7
- halo7
- halt7
- harl7
- hart7
- haul7
- haut7
- hila7
- hilt7
- hoar7
- holt7
- hora7
- hour7
- hula7
- hurl7
- hurt7
- lath7
- loth7
- oath7
- ohia7
- rath7
- ruth7
- tahr7
- thio7
- thir7
- thou7
- thro7
- thru7
- aortal6
- atrial6
- lariat6
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