ALBA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALBA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALBA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
albasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALBA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does ALBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarymusic
A troubadour poem or song about lovers who must part at the coming of dawn.
An alba was a lyric form composed by medieval troubadours, describing lovers forced to separate as daylight approaches, often with a watchman's warning cry marking the passage of the night. The word entered English through the study of medieval poetry and song and is unrelated to the country name Scotland sometimes carries in Gaelic.
How ALBA is used
Specialist literary term, met mainly in studies of medieval poetry and song.
- The scholar translated an old alba from medieval Provence.
- Every alba ends with the lovers parting at first light.
- The singer performed an alba accompanied by a single lute.
- Students of medieval poetry study the alba alongside other troubadour forms.
- The watchman's cry is a familiar image in the alba tradition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALBA
The 4 tiles of ALBA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALBA
10 longer words begin with ALBA.
Words with ALBA inside
14 words contain ALBA in the middle. Words that start with ALBA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALBA
Common questions about ALBA
- Is ALBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALBA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALBA worth?
- ALBA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALBA mean?
- A troubadour poem or song about lovers who must part at the coming of dawn.
- What letters can be added to ALBA?
- ALBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALBA:
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