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AUTHENTICATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. AUTHENTICATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableAUTHENTICATOR · 13 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept AUTHENTICATOR?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.38
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.54%

Our own measure of how useful AUTHENTICATOR is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AUTHENTICATOR

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

authenticators19

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

How AUTHENTICATOR scores

Scrabble a1u1t1h4e1n1t1i1c3a1t1o1r1 18
Words with Friends a1u2t1h3e1n2t1i1c4a1t1o1r1 20

Face value of the 13 tiles in AUTHENTICATOR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a29
u14
t36
h12
e112
n16
i19
c12
o18
r16

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

What stands out about AUTHENTICATOR

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

Words starting with AUTHENTICATOR

authenticators19

1 longer words begin with AUTHENTICATOR.

Shorter words from the letters in AUTHENTICATOR

anthracite15 archontate15 chatterati15 acetonuria12 aeronautic12 attraction12 eructation12 attainture10 attenuator10 anchorite14 antechoir14 athetotic14 authentic14 catarhine14 cutthroat14 rotachute14 anorthite12 attrahent12 hatinator12 actuation11 arcuation11 autocrine11 carnotite11 cauterant11 cautioner11 cointreau11 curtation11 ecotarian11 recaution11 ructation11 anchoret13 anorthic13 archaeon13 attacher13 canthari13 chattier13 chaunter13 chounter13 cothurni13 couthier13

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Common questions about AUTHENTICATOR

Is AUTHENTICATOR valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHENTICATOR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is AUTHENTICATOR worth?
AUTHENTICATOR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to AUTHENTICATOR?
AUTHENTICATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of AUTHENTICATOR:

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