ALAPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. ALAPS 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 accept it.

Which word lists accept ALAPS?

Word power: 29 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ALAPS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALAPS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ALAPS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ALAPS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.

What stands out about ALAPS

• The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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

Anagrams of ALAPS

The 5 tiles of ALAPS in a different order — 5 found.

Words ending in ALAPS

1 words end in ALAPS. Useful as a back hook: play ALAPS onto a word already on the board.

Words with ALAPS inside

4 words contain ALAPS in the middle. Words that start with ALAPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ALAPS

Common questions about ALAPS

Is ALAPS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALAPS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ALAPS worth?

ALAPS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ALAPS?

ALAPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.