ALKALI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALKALI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKALI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKALI is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKALI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKALI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALKALI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does ALKALI mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A substance that dissolves in water to give a bitter, soapy solution able to neutralise acids and turn litmus blue.
Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are the classic examples of an alkali, and both are strongly caustic. The word reached English through Arabic, where al-qali named the ashes of a salt-marsh plant used in soap and glass making. In North America it also names the salty crust that builds up on dry soil in desert basins.
How ALKALI is used
Used in chemistry teaching and in soap, glass and cleaning industries; the plural is alkalis or alkalies.
- Add a little alkali to the solution and the litmus paper turns blue.
- The cleaner contains a strong alkali, so wear gloves.
- An acid and an alkali react to make a salt and water.
- White alkali dust blew across the dry lake bed.
- Soap makers once boiled fat with wood ash, a crude source of alkali.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKALI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALKALI
The 6 tiles of ALKALI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALKALI
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with ALKALI.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKALI
Common questions about ALKALI
- Is ALKALI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKALI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKALI worth?
- ALKALI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKALI mean?
- A substance that dissolves in water to give a bitter, soapy solution able to neutralise acids and turn litmus blue.
- What letters can be added to ALKALI?
- ALKALI takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALKALI:
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