AUTHORIZED is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points

Yes. AUTHORIZED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept AUTHORIZED?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful AUTHORIZED is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AUTHORIZED

No single letter turns AUTHORIZED into another word.

How AUTHORIZED scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in AUTHORIZED, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about AUTHORIZED

• All 10 letters of AUTHORIZED are different — nothing repeats.
• AUTHORIZED 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

What does AUTHORIZED mean in Scrabble?

AUTHORIZED is the past tense or past participle of AUTHORIZE.

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Shorter words from the letters in AUTHORIZED

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Common questions about AUTHORIZED

Is AUTHORIZED valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTHORIZED, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AUTHORIZED worth?

AUTHORIZED is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AUTHORIZED?

No single letter can be added to AUTHORIZED to make another word.