ALASTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALASTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALASTOR?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALASTOR is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALASTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alastorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALASTOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALASTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does ALASTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An avenging spirit or deity that punishes wrongdoing.
In Greek tragedy an alastor pursues a family for old crimes. Poets later used the word for any relentless avenger.
How ALASTOR is used
Alastor is a literary word for a demon or spirit of vengeance.
- The play describes an alastor haunting the royal house.
- He saw himself as an alastor sent to punish the guilty.
- The poet named his poem after the alastor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALASTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALASTOR
1 longer words begin with ALASTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ALASTOR
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Common questions about ALASTOR
- Is ALASTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALASTOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALASTOR worth?
- ALASTOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALASTOR mean?
- An avenging spirit or deity that punishes wrongdoing.
- What letters can be added to ALASTOR?
- ALASTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALASTOR:
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