AL is a valid Scrabble word — 2 points
Yes. AL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AL is to know. It scores 2 from 2 tiles, takes 18 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AL scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in AL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 138.
What stands out about AL
- AL is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An East Indian shrub whose root yields a red dye.
How AL is used
- The dyer listed al among her sources of red.
- Cloth coloured with al kept its warmth for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AL and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AL
The 2 tiles of AL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AL
Showing 24 of 1539 words that begin with AL.
Words ending in AL
Showing 24 of 5457 words that end in AL. Useful as a back hook: play AL onto a word already on the board.
Words with AL inside
Showing 24 of 18379 words that contain AL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about AL
- Is AL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AL, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AL worth?
- AL is worth 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AL mean?
- An East Indian shrub whose root yields a red dye.
- What letters can be added to AL?
- AL takes 18 hooks: 9 in front and 9 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of AL:
Open AL in the Word Finder