AUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUNT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUNT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUNT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUNT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about AUNT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUNT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle.
Aunt names a specific place in the family tree, one generation above the speaker but not a direct parent. The word is used in exactly the same way whether the relation is by blood or by marriage.
How AUNT is used
Everyday word used in ordinary family conversation.
- His aunt sent him a birthday card every year.
- My aunt lives two streets away from us.
- She stayed with her aunt during the summer holidays.
- Their aunt taught them how to bake bread.
- The children call their aunt every Sunday evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AUNT
The 4 tiles of AUNT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AUNT
12 longer words begin with AUNT.
Words ending in AUNT
23 words end in AUNT. Useful as a back hook: play AUNT onto a word already on the board.
Words with AUNT inside
Showing 24 of 130 words that contain AUNT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AUNT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AUNT
Common questions about AUNT
- Is AUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUNT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUNT worth?
- AUNT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUNT mean?
- The sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle.
- What letters can be added to AUNT?
- AUNT takes 10 hooks: 8 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AUNT:
Open AUNT in the Word Finder