AUTHORITATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. AUTHORITATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTHORITATIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTHORITATIVE is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTHORITATIVE
No single letter turns AUTHORITATIVE into another word.
How AUTHORITATIVE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in AUTHORITATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTHORITATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUTHORITATIVE
- AUTHORITATIVE 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 AUTHORITATIVE
2 longer words begin with AUTHORITATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTHORITATIVE
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Common questions about AUTHORITATIVE
- Is AUTHORITATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHORITATIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTHORITATIVE worth?
- AUTHORITATIVE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AUTHORITATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to AUTHORITATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of AUTHORITATIVE:
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