Is AUTHORISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORISED mean?
- adjective
endowed with authority
- adjective
sanctioned by established authority
“an authoritative communique”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 AUTHORISED
AUTHORISED 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 AUTHORISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authorise12
- thioureas12
- authored12
- hardiest12
- hideouts12
- outheard12
- hoariest11
- outhears11
- shoutier11
- thesauri11
- thiourea11
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dehorts11
- dithers11
- dourahs11
- drouths11
- hairdos11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- hideous11
- hideout11
- hoisted11
- hurdies11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- shorted11
- shouted11
- southed11
- theroid11
- threads11
- toadish11
- trashed11
- outraised10
- airshot10
- authors10
- earshot10
- hastier10
- heriots10
- hirsute10
- hoister10
- housier10
- outhear10
- shortia10
- shortie10
- shouter10
- souther10
- thorias10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- dehair10
- dehors10
- dehort10
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