AUTHOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AUTHOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTHOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTHOR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTHOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
authorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTHOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AUTHOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does AUTHOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who writes a book, article or other text, or the person who first creates a plan or idea.
In everyday use the word points to someone whose name stands on a written work, whether a novel, a report or a scientific paper. It also has a wider sense for whoever originates a scheme, so a person can be the author of a reform or of a misfortune. The word comes through French from the Latin for one who causes something to grow, which is why the idea of origin is built into it. Publishers and lawyers use it for the holder of rights in a work, a meaning that matters in disputes over who may publish it.
How AUTHOR is used
Also used as a verb in modern English, especially in business and technical writing, though some readers dislike that use.
- The author signed copies of her new novel after the reading.
- Every author in the anthology received a small fee.
- He was the author of the plan to widen the harbour.
- The report names a single author but thanks a dozen helpers.
- As the author of the quote, she was asked what she had really meant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTHOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTHOR
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with AUTHOR.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTHOR
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Common questions about AUTHOR
- Is AUTHOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTHOR worth?
- AUTHOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTHOR mean?
- A person who writes a book, article or other text, or the person who first creates a plan or idea.
- What letters can be added to AUTHOR?
- AUTHOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AUTHOR:
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