AUTO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AUTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
autosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AUTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does AUTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A car; a shortened form of automobile.
Auto is simply automobile with the ending dropped. It survives mainly in compound business terms such as auto shop and auto insurance, rather than in everyday speech about a specific car.
How AUTO is used
Common in compound nouns and signage; less usual on its own in casual speech than car.
- He dropped the auto off at the repair shop.
- The magazine reviews the latest autos from Japan.
- She works at an auto parts store downtown.
- The auto show attracted thousands of visitors.
- Auto insurance rates rose again this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AUTO
The 4 tiles of AUTO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AUTO
Showing 24 of 447 words that begin with AUTO.
Words with AUTO inside
Showing 24 of 81 words that contain AUTO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AUTO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTO
Common questions about AUTO
- Is AUTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTO worth?
- AUTO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTO mean?
- A car; a shortened form of automobile.
- What letters can be added to AUTO?
- AUTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AUTO:
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