ALAY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALAY 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 ALAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALAY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
Words starting with ALAY
3 longer words begin with ALAY.
Words ending in ALAY
2 words end in ALAY. Useful as a back hook: play ALAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALAY inside
12 words contain ALAY in the middle. Words that start with ALAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALAY
Common questions about ALAY
- Is ALAY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALAY is not in it.
- How many points is ALAY worth?
- ALAY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALAY?
- ALAY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALAY:
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