Is UNAUTHORISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNAUTHORISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNAUTHORISED mean?
- adjective
not endowed with authority
- adjective
without official authorization
“an unauthorized strike”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 UNAUTHORISED
UNAUTHORISED 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 UNAUTHORISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- authorised14
- thunderous14
- antherids13
- nourished13
- outrushed13
- outshined13
- tarnished13
- undershot13
- unshirted13
- unthreads13
- authorise12
- hortensia12
- senhorita12
- thioureas12
- adhesion12
- antherid12
- authored12
- dianthus12
- enshroud12
- handiest12
- handouts12
- handsier12
- hardiest12
- hardnose12
- hedonist12
- hideouts12
- hordeins12
- hounders12
- outheard12
- roundish12
- thousand12
- thunders12
- unhaired12
- unhorsed12
- unhoused12
- unrushed12
- unshared12
- unthread12
- antihero11
- hairnets11
- haunters11
- hauteurs11
- hoariest11
- horniest11
- inearths11
- nuthouse11
- ornithes11
- outhears11
- outshine11
- shoutier11
- southern11
- therians11
- thesauri11
- thiourea11
- unearths11
- urethans11
- airshed11
- airthed11
- anthoid11
- dashier11
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