august A₁U₁G₂U₁S₁T₁

AUGUST is an adjective for something that inspires awe or carries dignity; it can also describe someone of noble birth. The same spelling names the month, but that proper noun use is different from the playable lowercase word. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include the word, though your game’s dictionary decides what counts at the board.

AUGUST at a glance

• AUGUST has 6 letters and scores 7 points before any board bonuses.
• Its tile values are A 1, U 1, G 2, U 1, S 1, and T 1.
• The adjective means awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, or venerable.
• AUGUST has 12 listed rhymes, but no anagrams or one-letter neighbours.

What does AUGUST mean, and what is its Scrabble score?

AUGUST means impressive in a way that inspires awe, or dignified and venerable. It can also refer to noble birth. In ordinary writing, the month August is capitalized as a proper noun; the adjective is the word-game use.

AUGUST scores 7 points because five tiles are worth 1 point each and G is worth 2. That modest base score leaves the word dependent on placement: a premium letter square under G adds more than a word multiplier alone. The repeated U is not a bonus; each tile contributes its own value.

The word appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. That broad coverage makes it a dependable dictionary candidate, but capitalization does not make the month name playable. Check your game’s word list if a ruling matters.

Does AUGUST have anagrams, neighbours, or rhymes?

AUGUST has no listed anagrams, despite its repeated U and familiar letters. Rearranging A, G, S, T, and the two Us does not produce another entry in its anagram set. For an anagram rack, that means the exact six-tile combination offers no alternate word here.

There are also no one-letter neighbours: no word differs from AUGUST by a single letter. Its rhyme list is more generous, with 12 matches including JUST, MUST, TRUST, DUST, and ADJUST. The shared ending is UST, so those short examples are easier to spot than longer matches such as EXHAUST or THRUST.

For AUGUST, the useful distinction is between sound and spelling: JUST rhymes, but it is not an anagram or a one-letter neighbour. The empty neighbour set also means a single-tile change will not take you directly to another listed word. Browse six-letter words starting with A or ending with T to look for a different rack pattern.