Is AUTHORITATIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORITATIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORITATIVELY mean?
- adverb
in an authoritative and magisterial manner
“she spoke authoritatively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
15
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 AUTHORITATIVELY
AUTHORITATIVELY 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 AUTHORITATIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hortatively20
- authoritative19
- ultraheavy19
- relativity16
- rotatively16
- virtuality16
- heavily16
- authority15
- hortative15
- throatily15
- earthily14
- halierov14
- heartily14
- hilarity14
- lavatory14
- overhaul14
- rhyolite14
- triethyl14
- vitality14
- heavy14
- aliyoth13
- earthly13
- hairily13
- havarti13
- haviour13
- helotry13
- hoarily13
- hyalite13
- lathery13
- layover13
- olivary13
- ovality13
- ovately13
- overlay13
- overtly13
- ovulary13
- throaty13
- variety13
- vihuela13
- vilayet13
- virelay13
- attritive12
- authorial12
- evaluator12
- levitator12
- outtravel12
- ultraheat12
- variolate12
- variolite12
- aliyah12
- aviary12
- earthy12
- havior12
- hearty12
- hourly12
- hurley12
- hyetal12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
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