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AUTHORITY

9 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What AUTHORITY Means

  1. noun: the power or right to give orders or make decisions“he has the authority to issue warrants”
  2. noun: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others“the authorities have issued a curfew”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

AUTHORITY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 U1 T1 H4 O1 R1 I1 T1 Y4.

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