AALII is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AALII is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AALII?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AALII is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AALII
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aaliisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AALII scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AALII, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does AALII mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub or small tree native to Hawaii and other tropical regions, valued for its hard wood and winged seed capsules.
Aalii is a Hawaiian name for Dodonaea viscosa, a hardy shrub that grows across tropical and subtropical coastlines from Australia to Africa and the Americas. The plant is prized in some regions for its dense, extremely hard wood, once used for tools and weapons, and for sticky, resinous leaves that help it survive dry, windy sites. Small winged seed capsules follow the flowers, and this attractive fruiting stage is why the shrub is also grown as an ornamental hedge. Gardeners in dry coastal climates favour aalii precisely because it needs so little care once established.
How AALII is used
Used mainly in botanical writing and in Hawaii and Pacific island contexts rather than in everyday mainland speech.
- The dry hillside was covered with hardy aalii shrubs.
- Early Hawaiians shaped tool handles from the dense wood of the aalii.
- Botanists noted how the aalii tolerated salt spray along the coastal trail.
- Reddish winged capsules hung from every branch of the aalii bush.
- Landscapers chose aalii for the dry garden because it needed little water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AALII and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AALII
1 longer words begin with AALII.
Shorter words from the letters in AALII
Common questions about AALII
- Is AALII valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AALII, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AALII worth?
- AALII is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AALII mean?
- A shrub or small tree native to Hawaii and other tropical regions, valued for its hard wood and winged seed capsules.
- What letters can be added to AALII?
- AALII takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AALII:
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