AUTHORIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points

Yes. AUTHORIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept AUTHORIZE?

Word power: 46 / 100

Our own measure of how useful AUTHORIZE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AUTHORIZE

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

How AUTHORIZE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in AUTHORIZE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about AUTHORIZE

• All 9 letters of AUTHORIZE are different — nothing repeats.
• AUTHORIZE 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 AUTHORIZE

4 longer words begin with AUTHORIZE.

Shorter words from the letters in AUTHORIZE

Showing 40 of 271. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about AUTHORIZE

Is AUTHORIZE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHORIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AUTHORIZE worth?

AUTHORIZE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AUTHORIZE?

AUTHORIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.