ALAPA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALAPA 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALAPA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALAPA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALAPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALAPA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALAPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What stands out about ALAPA
- ALAPA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ALAPA
The 5 tiles of ALAPA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALAPA
1 longer words begin with ALAPA.
Words ending in ALAPA
1 words end in ALAPA. Useful as a back hook: play ALAPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALAPA inside
5 words contain ALAPA in the middle. Words that start with ALAPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALAPA
Common questions about ALAPA
- Is ALAPA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALAPA is not in it.
- How many points is ALAPA worth?
- ALAPA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALAPA?
- ALAPA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALAPA:
Open ALAPA in the Word Finder