ALATION is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALATION?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALATION is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALATION
Front hooks — 1
halationBack hooks — 1
alationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALATION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does ALATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The state of having wings, or the way wings are arranged.
Alation is used in natural history to describe how a creature's wings are built. It is rare outside scientific writing.
How ALATION is used
Alation is a technical word for winged condition.
- The naturalist noted the alation of the moth.
- Differences in alation help separate the two species.
- The book describes the alation of ancient insects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALATION
The 7 tiles of ALATION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALATION
1 longer words begin with ALATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ALATION
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Common questions about ALATION
- Is ALATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALATION, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALATION worth?
- ALATION is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALATION mean?
- The state of having wings, or the way wings are arranged.
- What letters can be added to ALATION?
- ALATION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALATION:
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