Is AUTHORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTHORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTHORS mean?
Authors is a form of AUTHOR.
- noun
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
- noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
“he was the generator of several complaints”
- verb
be the author of
“She authored this play”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 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 AUTHORS
AUTHORS 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 AUTHORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- author9
- rouths9
- torahs9
- harts8
- hoars8
- horas8
- horst8
- hosta8
- hours8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- oaths8
- routh8
- ruths8
- shart8
- shoat8
- short8
- shout8
- shura8
- south8
- surah8
- tahrs8
- thous8
- torah8
- trash8
- haos7
- hart7
- hast7
- hats7
- haut7
- hoar7
- hora7
- host7
- hots7
- hour7
- hurt7
- huts7
- oath7
- rash7
- rath7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rush7
- ruth7
- shat7
- shot7
- shut7
- soth7
- tahr7
- thou7
- thro7
- thru7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- ahs6
- ash6
- hao6
- has6
- hat6
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