What does AUTHOR mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈɔθər/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something“he was the generator of several complaints”

verb

  1. be the author of“She authored this play”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

authors10authored12authoring13

Anagrams of AUTHOR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside AUTHOR

55 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is AUTHOR a valid word in word games?

AUTHOR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is AUTHOR worth?

AUTHOR is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from AUTHOR?

55 other words, including TO, AT, OR and OUT.