Is AUTHORITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORITIES mean?
- noun
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
“the government reduced taxes”
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) + I (1) + T (1) + I (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 AUTHORITIES
AUTHORITIES 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 AUTHORITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authorise12
- hesitator12
- thioureas12
- hairiest11
- hoariest11
- outhears11
- rheostat11
- shittier11
- shoutier11
- theorist11
- thesauri11
- thiourea11
- thirties11
- thorites11
- airshot10
- atheist10
- athirst10
- authors10
- earshot10
- hastier10
- hatters10
- hautest10
- heriots10
- hirsute10
- hitters10
- hoister10
- hotties10
- housier10
- outhear10
- outhits10
- rattish10
- ruttish10
- shatter10
- shitter10
- shortia10
- shortie10
- shouter10
- shutter10
- souther10
- staithe10
- tartish10
- thetris10
- thorias10
- thorite10
- threats10
- throats10
- tithers10
- ahorse9
- airths9
- ashier9
- ashore9
- author9
- earths9
- haters9
- hatter9
- hauter9
- hearts9
- heriot9
- hiatus9
- hitter9
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