Is AUTOCHTHONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTOCHTHONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTOCHTHONES mean?
Autochthones is a form of AUTOCHTHON.
- noun
the earliest known inhabitants of a region
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 AUTOCHTHONES
AUTOCHTHONES 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 AUTOCHTHONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- autochthons19
- autochthon18
- nuthatches18
- toothaches18
- toothache17
- hatchets16
- haunches16
- honchoes16
- hootches16
- nuthatch16
- thatches16
- touchstone15
- touchtones15
- chetahs15
- hatches15
- hatchet15
- honchos15
- hooches15
- hotches15
- hunches15
- hutches15
- shochet15
- ceanothus14
- housecoat14
- outcheats14
- stonechat14
- touchtone14
- hothouse14
- ahchoo14
- chetah14
- cheths14
- choush14
- cohosh14
- haunch14
- heuchs14
- honcho14
- hootch14
- sheuch14
- shochu14
- thatch14
- cathouse13
- chestnut13
- couthest13
- etchants13
- nautches13
- outcheat13
- soutache13
- unchaste13
- hotshot13
- cheth13
- hatch13
- heuch13
- hooch13
- hotch13
- hunch13
- hutch13
- cahoots12
- cahouns12
- canthus12
- chasten12
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