Yes. AUREI is a valid word.
AUREI is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AUREI 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 AUREI
AUREI is the plural of AUREUS, a gold coin of ancient Rome, from the Latin word for gold. It is a Latin plural that clears four vowels, A, U, E and I, with a single R. Few players know it, so it can surprise the table, and it is a strong rescue for a rack with an awkward U. An aureus was worth twenty-five silver denarii, and emperors used the coins to show their portraits across the empire. Collectors still prize them today, and museum cases show emperors' faces in gold.
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AUREI scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1 + I 1 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AUREI as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AUREI is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of AUREI and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of AUREI:
- URAEIform of URAEUS: a stylized Egyptian figure of a rearing cobra
Memory tip
AUREI is the plural of AUREUS, a gold coin of ancient Rome.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
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.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.