ALABAMINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALABAMINES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALABAMINES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALABAMINES is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALABAMINES
No single letter turns ALABAMINES into another word.
How ALABAMINES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALABAMINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALABAMINES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALABAMINES
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Common questions about ALABAMINES
- Is ALABAMINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALABAMINES is not in it.
- How many points is ALABAMINES worth?
- ALABAMINES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALABAMINES?
- No single letter can be added to ALABAMINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALABAMINES:
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