ALAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALAYS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALAYS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALAYS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALAYS
Front hooks — 1
palaysBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALAYS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
Anagrams of ALAYS
The 5 tiles of ALAYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ALAYS
2 words end in ALAYS. Useful as a back hook: play ALAYS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ALAYS
Common questions about ALAYS
- Is ALAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALAYS is not in it.
- How many points is ALAYS worth?
- ALAYS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALAYS?
- ALAYS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALAYS:
Open ALAYS in the Word Finder