ALAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ALAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does ALAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to, resembling, or having wings; wing-like.
Alar describes anything shaped like or connected to a wing. It appears most often in biology, where anatomists speak of the alar cartilage of the nose or the alar membrane of a bat. Both structures are named for their wing-like shape or position.
How ALAR is used
Mostly technical, used in anatomy and zoology rather than everyday speech.
- The alar cartilage supports the outer wall of each nostril.
- Bats rely on a thin alar membrane stretched between their fingers.
- The scientist measured the alar span of the insect specimen.
- The alar bones form part of the base of the skull.
- An alar fracture can affect the shape of the nose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALAR
16 longer words begin with ALAR.
Words ending in ALAR
8 words end in ALAR. Useful as a back hook: play ALAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALAR inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain ALAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALAR
Common questions about ALAR
- Is ALAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALAR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALAR worth?
- ALAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALAR mean?
- Relating to, resembling, or having wings; wing-like.
- What letters can be added to ALAR?
- ALAR takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALAR:
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