AUTHENTICATION is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. AUTHENTICATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept AUTHENTICATION?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful AUTHENTICATION is to know. It scores 19 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AUTHENTICATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How AUTHENTICATION scores

Face value of the 14 tiles in AUTHENTICATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTHENTICATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about AUTHENTICATION

• AUTHENTICATION contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with AUTHENTICATION

1 longer words begin with AUTHENTICATION.

Shorter words from the letters in AUTHENTICATION

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Common questions about AUTHENTICATION

Is AUTHENTICATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHENTICATION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AUTHENTICATION worth?

AUTHENTICATION is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AUTHENTICATION?

AUTHENTICATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.