DISAUTHORISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISAUTHORISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DISAUTHORISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISAUTHORISES is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISAUTHORISES
No single letter turns DISAUTHORISES into another word.
How DISAUTHORISES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DISAUTHORISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISAUTHORISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISAUTHORISES
- DISAUTHORISES 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
Shorter words from the letters in DISAUTHORISES
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Common questions about DISAUTHORISES
- Is DISAUTHORISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISAUTHORISES is not in it.
- How many points is DISAUTHORISES worth?
- DISAUTHORISES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISAUTHORISES?
- No single letter can be added to DISAUTHORISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DISAUTHORISES:
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