AUTARCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUTARCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTARCH?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTARCH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTARCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTARCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUTARCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does AUTARCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A ruler who holds absolute power.
An autarch answers to no parliament or court, which makes the term close to autocrat or despot. Writers use autarch for a sole ruler in history or in fiction. It should not be confused with autarky, which means economic self-sufficiency.
How AUTARCH is used
Used in history and political writing about absolute rulers.
- The autarch ruled the small kingdom for forty years.
- No council could overrule the autarch.
- The novel portrays a cruel autarch and his fearful court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTARCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTARCH
7 longer words begin with AUTARCH.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTARCH
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Common questions about AUTARCH
- Is AUTARCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTARCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTARCH worth?
- AUTARCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTARCH mean?
- A ruler who holds absolute power.
- What letters can be added to AUTARCH?
- AUTARCH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUTARCH:
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