ALABASTRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALABASTRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALABASTRINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALABASTRINE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALABASTRINE
No single letter turns ALABASTRINE into another word.
How ALABASTRINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ALABASTRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALABASTRINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALABASTRINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Made of or resembling alabaster, especially in being white, smooth and softly translucent.
Alabastrine is a poetic way to praise pale skin or polished stone. Writers use it when ordinary white would feel too plain.
How ALABASTRINE is used
Alabastrine is literary and rare in everyday speech.
- The poet praised her alabastrine neck.
- An alabastrine statue gleamed in the candlelight.
- The moon cast an alabastrine glow over the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALABASTRINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALABASTRINE
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Common questions about ALABASTRINE
- Is ALABASTRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALABASTRINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALABASTRINE worth?
- ALABASTRINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALABASTRINE mean?
- Made of or resembling alabaster, especially in being white, smooth and softly translucent.
- What letters can be added to ALABASTRINE?
- No single letter can be added to ALABASTRINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ALABASTRINE:
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