Yes. AURA is a valid word.
AURA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AURA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AURA
AURA is a distinctive feeling or glow that seems to surround a person or place; the word list also accepts the Latin plural AURAE alongside AURAS. AURA clears two A tiles and a U with one R. The U is often the hardest vowel to use, so AURA is worth remembering when you hold one.
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AURA scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + U 1 + R 1 + A 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AURA as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AURA is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of AURA (1):
After AURA (4):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from AURA
Other forms of AURA (2):
Words that start with AURA:
- AURATE
- AURALLYwith regard to sound or the ear
- AURATED
- AURALITY
- AURALITIES
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Same letters, other words
Memory tip
AURA is the feeling or glow that seems to surround someone. Its plurals are AURAS and AURAE.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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