author: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with A · ends with R
Meaning of author
noun
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
Example: The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.
- US
The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
Example: The author named on the copyright registration for the Android robot is Google Inc.
Someone who writes books for a living.
- figuratively
The creator or cause of anything.
Listed forms: authors, aucthor, aucthour, auctor, auctour, auctoure, authour, authoure.
Source: Wiktionary — author.
verb
- US, proscribed, sometimes
To create a work as its author.
Listed forms: authors, authoring, authored, aucthor, aucthour, auctor, auctour.
Source: Wiktionary — author.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for author.
noun
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is author in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of author
A(1) + U(1) + T(1) + H(4) + O(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of author
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from author
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