ALACRITOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALACRITOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALACRITOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALACRITOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALACRITOUS
No single letter turns ALACRITOUS into another word.
How ALACRITOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALACRITOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALACRITOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ALACRITOUS
- The same 10 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALACRITOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Brisk and cheerfully eager.
Alacritous is the adjective for alacrity, the willing speed with which someone responds. It is a rare, rather bookish word, and it paints a picture of a person who leaps to the task with a smile.
How ALACRITOUS is used
Rare and literary; seen in formal or humorous writing.
- The alacritous waiter was at our table in seconds.
- She gave an alacritous nod and set off at once.
- His alacritous reply surprised the committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALACRITOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALACRITOUS
The 10 tiles of ALACRITOUS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ALACRITOUS
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Common questions about ALACRITOUS
- Is ALACRITOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALACRITOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALACRITOUS worth?
- ALACRITOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALACRITOUS mean?
- Brisk and cheerfully eager.
- What letters can be added to ALACRITOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ALACRITOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALACRITOUS:
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