Definition of authentic

"authentic" in the adjective sense

1. authentic, reliable

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

"an authentic account by an eyewitness"

"reliable information"

2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable

not counterfeit or copied

"an authentic signature"

"a bona fide manuscript"

"an unquestionable antique"

"photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

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Quotations for authentic

Roads are many; authentic finger-posts are few. [ Carlyle ]

authentic in Scrabble®

The word authentic is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters authentic:

AUTHENTIC
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

etchant, nictate, tetanic, unteach

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word authentic

AUTHENTIC
(162)
AUTHENTIC
(135)
AUTHENTIC
(108)
AUTHENTIC
(90)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(54)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
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(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(44)
AUTHENTIC
(44)
AUTHENTIC
(38)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(30)
AUTHENTIC
(30)
AUTHENTIC
(30)
AUTHENTIC
(30)
AUTHENTIC
(30)
AUTHENTIC
(28)
AUTHENTIC
(28)
AUTHENTIC
(28)
AUTHENTIC
(24)
AUTHENTIC
(24)
AUTHENTIC
(20)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(18)
AUTHENTIC
(18)
AUTHENTIC
(17)
AUTHENTIC
(17)
AUTHENTIC
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In authentic

AUTHENTIC
(162)
AUTHENTIC
(135)
AUTHENTIC
(108)
ETCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNTEACH
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNTEACH
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETCHANT
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNTEACH
(95 = 45 + 50)
AUTHENTIC
(90)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETCHANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETCHANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETCHANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTEACH
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETCHANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETCHANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
NICTATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNTEACH
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNTEACH
(86 = 36 + 50)
ETCHANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ETCHANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NICTATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNTEACH
(84 = 34 + 50)
ETCHANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
UNTEACH
(82 = 32 + 50)
UNTEACH
(82 = 32 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNTEACH
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ETCHANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ETCHANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNTEACH
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETCHANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETCHANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNTEACH
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETCHANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNTEACH
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNTEACH
(78 = 28 + 50)
NICTATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TETANIC
(77 = 27 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNTEACH
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNTEACH
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNTEACH
(76 = 26 + 50)
NICTATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNTEACH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TETANIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNTEACH
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETCHANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNTEACH
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETCHANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TETANIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
TETANIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETCHANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETCHANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NICTATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNTEACH
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNTEACH
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETCHANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNTEACH
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNTEACH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TETANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
TETANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
NICTATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NICTATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NICTATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TETANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
TETANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
NICTATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TETANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNTEACH
(72 = 22 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
TETANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ETCHANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ETCHANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
UNTEACH
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
NICTATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
UNTEACH
(68 = 18 + 50)
TETANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
TETANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
TETANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
NICTATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
TETANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
NICTATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NICTATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
UNTEACH
(68 = 18 + 50)
NICTATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
TETANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
ETCHANT
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETCHANT
(67 = 17 + 50)
NICTATE
(67 = 17 + 50)
TETANIC
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETCHANT
(67 = 17 + 50)
UNTEACH
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETCHANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
UNTEACH
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETCHANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
UNTEACH
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETCHANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETCHANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
UNTEACH
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETCHANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETCHANT
(65 = 15 + 50)
TETANIC
(64 = 14 + 50)
UNTEACH
(64 = 14 + 50)
ETCHANT
(64 = 14 + 50)
ETCHANT
(64 = 14 + 50)
UNTEACH
(64 = 14 + 50)
TETANIC
(64 = 14 + 50)
NICTATE
(64 = 14 + 50)
UNTEACH
(64 = 14 + 50)
UNTEACH
(64 = 14 + 50)
UNTEACH
(63 = 13 + 50)
TETANIC
(63 = 13 + 50)
NICTATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
NICTATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
NICTATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
TETANIC
(63 = 13 + 50)
NICTATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
TETANIC
(63 = 13 + 50)
NICTATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
NICTATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NICTATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NICTATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NICTATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NICTATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
TETANIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
TETANIC
(60 = 10 + 50)
NICTATE
(60 = 10 + 50)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(56)
AUTHENTIC
(54)
ETHNIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
CHAUNT
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(45)
AUTHENTIC
(44)
AUTHENTIC
(44)
CHUTE
(42)
AITCH
(42)
NICHT
(42)
TEACH
(42)
NICHE
(42)
CHEAT
(42)
CHAIN
(42)
CHINA
(42)
CHANT
(42)
ETHNIC
(42)
CHAUNT
(42)
TECH
(39)
CHANT
(39)
CHUTE
(39)
ITCH
(39)

authentic in Words With Friends™

The word authentic is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters authentic:

AUTHENTIC
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

etchant, nictate, tetanic, unteach

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word authentic

AUTHENTIC
(234)
AUTHENTIC
(132)
AUTHENTIC
(120)
AUTHENTIC
(80)
AUTHENTIC
(78)
AUTHENTIC
(78)
AUTHENTIC
(72)
AUTHENTIC
(68)
AUTHENTIC
(68)
AUTHENTIC
(66)
AUTHENTIC
(64)
AUTHENTIC
(64)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(52)
AUTHENTIC
(52)
AUTHENTIC
(44)
AUTHENTIC
(40)
AUTHENTIC
(40)
AUTHENTIC
(40)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(36)
AUTHENTIC
(34)
AUTHENTIC
(34)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(32)
AUTHENTIC
(25)
AUTHENTIC
(24)
AUTHENTIC
(24)
AUTHENTIC
(22)
AUTHENTIC
(22)
AUTHENTIC
(22)
AUTHENTIC
(22)
AUTHENTIC
(21)
AUTHENTIC
(21)
AUTHENTIC
(21)
AUTHENTIC
(20)
AUTHENTIC
(20)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(19)
AUTHENTIC
(18)
AUTHENTIC
(18)
AUTHENTIC
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In authentic

AUTHENTIC
(234)
AUTHENTIC
(132)
AUTHENTIC
(120)
UNTEACH
(107 = 72 + 35)
NICTATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ETCHANT
(104 = 69 + 35)
TETANIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
ETCHANT
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNTEACH
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNTEACH
(101 = 66 + 35)
ETCHANT
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNTEACH
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNTEACH
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNTEACH
(95 = 60 + 35)
ETCHANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
ETCHANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
TETANIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
UNTEACH
(91 = 56 + 35)
UNTEACH
(91 = 56 + 35)
UNTEACH
(91 = 56 + 35)
UNTEACH
(89 = 54 + 35)
UNTEACH
(89 = 54 + 35)
ETCHANT
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETCHANT
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETCHANT
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETCHANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
ETCHANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
UNTEACH
(83 = 48 + 35)
UNTEACH
(83 = 48 + 35)
ETCHANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
NICTATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ETCHANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
NICTATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ETCHANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(80)
NICTATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
NICTATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
TETANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
TETANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
TETANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
NICTATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
NICTATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TETANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
TETANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
UNTEACH
(79 = 44 + 35)
NICTATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TETANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(78)
AUTHENTIC
(78)
ETCHANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
UNTEACH
(75 = 40 + 35)
NICTATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
NICTATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TETANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
NICTATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TETANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
TETANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
TETANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
TETANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
NICTATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
NICTATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
NICTATE
(73 = 38 + 35)
TETANIC
(73 = 38 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(72)
ETHNIC
(72)
UNTEACH
(71 = 36 + 35)
UNTEACH
(71 = 36 + 35)
UNTEACH
(71 = 36 + 35)
UNTEACH
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHAUNT
(69)
ETCHANT
(69 = 34 + 35)
ETCHANT
(69 = 34 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(68)
AUTHENTIC
(68)
UNTEACH
(67 = 32 + 35)
UNTEACH
(67 = 32 + 35)
UNTEACH
(67 = 32 + 35)
UNTEACH
(67 = 32 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(66)
UNTEACH
(65 = 30 + 35)
TETANIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
TETANIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
UNTEACH
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETCHANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NICTATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETCHANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NICTATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETCHANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETCHANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETCHANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(64)
AUTHENTIC
(64)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETCHANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHAUNT
(63)
ETCHANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETCHANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETCHANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
UNTEACH
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
TETANIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
TETANIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
UNTEACH
(61 = 26 + 35)
NICTATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
NICTATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
NICTATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
TETANIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
TETANIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
NICTATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
TETANIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETCHANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
NICTATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
ETHNIC
(60)
ETHNIC
(60)
AUTHENTIC
(60)
NICTATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TETANIC
(59 = 24 + 35)
TETANIC
(59 = 24 + 35)
NICTATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TETANIC
(59 = 24 + 35)
NICTATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NICTATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TETANIC
(59 = 24 + 35)
ETCHANT
(58 = 23 + 35)
ETCHANT
(58 = 23 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
UNTEACH
(57 = 22 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
CHINA
(57)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
CHAIN
(57)
CHANT
(57)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
CHAUNT
(57)
CHAUNT
(57)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
TETANIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
CHUTE
(57)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NICTATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
TETANIC
(56 = 21 + 35)
NICTATE
(56 = 21 + 35)
NICTATE
(56 = 21 + 35)
UNTEACH
(56 = 21 + 35)
UNTEACH
(55 = 20 + 35)
UNTEACH
(55 = 20 + 35)
UNTEACH
(55 = 20 + 35)
UNTEACH
(55 = 20 + 35)
TETANIC
(55 = 20 + 35)
UNTEACH
(54 = 19 + 35)
AITCH
(54)
INTACT
(54)
ETHIC
(54)
ETCHANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
ETHNIC
(54)
TUNIC
(54)
ETCHANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
UNTEACH
(54 = 19 + 35)
CHEAT
(54)
CHIN
(54)
UNTEACH
(54 = 19 + 35)
ETCHANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
UNTEACH
(54 = 19 + 35)
ETCHANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
ETCHANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
CUTIN
(54)
TEACH
(54)
UNTEACH
(53 = 18 + 35)
UNTEACH
(53 = 18 + 35)
TETANIC
(53 = 18 + 35)
ETCHANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
ETCHANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
UNTEACH
(53 = 18 + 35)
ETCHANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
NICTATE
(53 = 18 + 35)
UNTEACH
(53 = 18 + 35)
CHAUNT
(52)
ETCHANT
(52 = 17 + 35)
CHAUNT
(52)
ETCHANT
(52 = 17 + 35)
ETCHANT
(52 = 17 + 35)
TETANIC
(52 = 17 + 35)

Words within the letters of authentic

2 letter words in authentic (15 words)

6 letter words in authentic (6 words)

7 letter words in authentic (4 words)

8 letter words in authentic (1 word)

9 letter words in authentic (1 word)

authentic + 1 blank (3 words)

Word Growth involving authentic

Shorter words in authentic

en hen then

he hen then

he the then

tic

Longer words containing authentic

authentical authentically unauthentically

authentical authenticalness unauthenticalness

authentical unauthentical unauthentically

authentical unauthentical unauthenticalness

authenticatable

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authenticate authenticates reauthenticates

authenticate reauthenticate reauthenticated

authenticate reauthenticate reauthenticates

authenticating nonauthenticating

authenticating reauthenticating

authentication authentications reauthentications

authentication reauthentication reauthentications

authenticator authenticators

authenticities unauthenticities

authenticity inauthenticity

authenticity unauthenticity

authenticly

authenticness

inauthentic inauthenticity

unauthentic unauthentical unauthentically

unauthentic unauthentical unauthenticalness

unauthentic unauthenticated

unauthentic unauthenticities

unauthentic unauthenticity