What does AUTONOMOUS mean?

Pronunciation
/ɔˈtɑnəməs/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces“an autonomous judiciary”
  2. existing as an independent entity“the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies”
  3. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of AUTONOMOUS

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

Words inside AUTONOMOUS

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

amounts9amount8 mount7 auto4 moon6 most6 must6 onto4soon4 tons4 man5 not3 out3 sat3son3 sun3 tom5 too3 am4an2as2 at2 ma4 na2no2 on2 so2 to2un2us2

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Questions

Is AUTONOMOUS a valid word in word games?

AUTONOMOUS 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 AUTONOMOUS worth?

AUTONOMOUS is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from AUTONOMOUS?

162 other words, including TO, ON, AS and AT.