Is AUTHORISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORISES mean?
Authorises is a form of AUTHORISE.
- verb
give or delegate power or authority to
“She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”
- verb
grant authorization or clearance for
“Clear the manuscript for publication”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 AUTHORISES
AUTHORISES 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 AUTHORISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authoress12
- authorise12
- thioureas12
- airshots11
- earshots11
- hiatuses11
- hoariest11
- hoarsest11
- hoisters11
- horsiest11
- housesat11
- housesit11
- housiest11
- outhears11
- rushiest11
- shortias11
- shorties11
- shouters11
- shoutier11
- southers11
- thesauri11
- thiourea11
- airshot10
- ashiest10
- authors10
- earshot10
- hastier10
- heriots10
- hirsute10
- hoister10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- housers10
- housier10
- orishas10
- outhear10
- rashest10
- shiatsu10
- shortia10
- shortie10
- shouter10
- sourish10
- souther10
- thorias10
- trashes10
- tushies10
- outraises9
- sautoires9
- ahorse9
- airths9
- ashier9
- ashore9
- author9
- earths9
- hastes9
- haters9
- hauter9
- hearts9
- heists9
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