447 words come out when you unscramble AUTHORISATIONS, starting with AUTHORISATIONS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, AUTHORISATION leads with 16 points. 14 letters: 7 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from AUTHORISATIONS split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 2 with 11, 17 with 10, 30 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 12 letters.
AUTHORISATION is the only one of the 13-letter words in AUTHORISATIONS; it scores 16 points.
The 11-letter words made with AUTHORISATIONS letters come to 2, each scoring 11 points.
Of the 17 10-letter words from AUTHORISATIONS, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. SITUATIONS, HISTORIANS and SATURATION are the ones most people know.
9 of 30 9-letter words you get when you unscramble AUTHORISATIONS tie at 12 points; none scores more. SITUATION, HISTORIAN and ASTRONAUT will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble AUTHORISATIONS, the top score is 11, reached by 27. ROTATION, ARTISANS and NATURIST are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 7-letter words from AUTHORISATIONS score 10 points. AUTHORS, HONOURS and THROATS are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words in AUTHORISATIONS come to 60, each scoring 9 points. AUTHOR, SHIRTS and SHORTS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words made with AUTHORISATIONS letters score 8 points. NORTH, HOURS and HONOR are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble AUTHORISATIONS scores 7. HOUR, HAIR and HOST are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from AUTHORISATIONS, the top score is 6, reached by 34. HAS, ITS and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of AUTHORISATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with AU · ending in NS · all 14-letter words
What AUTHORISATIONS means, then the 3 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AUTHORISATIONS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTHORISATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 447) | 316 | 447 | 267 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HATINATORS, HORTATIONS, THANATOSIS, HATINATOR, HISTRIONS, HORTATION, TRAHISONS, ATHANORS, ATISHOOS, HAURIANT, HISTRION, HISTRIOS and 119 more, 131 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AUTHORISATIONS, AUTHORISATION, HOUSTONIAS, HOUSTONIA, AIRSHOTS, SHARIATS, SHOOTIST, AIRSHOT, ANTHROS, ATISHOO, HARISSA, HOISINS and 37 more, 49 in all.