ALCAIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALCAIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALCAIDE?
| 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 ALCAIDE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCAIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alcaidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCAIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALCAIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ALCAIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In Spain and Portugal, the commander of a fortress or the keeper of a prison.
An alcaide held a castle for the crown and answered for its defence. The word came into Spanish from Arabic and in some regions came to mean a jailer.
How ALCAIDE is used
It appears in historical writing about Spain and its empire.
- The alcaide refused to surrender the castle.
- An alcaide kept the keys to the prison.
- The king appointed a loyal alcaide to the fortress.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCAIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALCAIDE
1 longer words begin with ALCAIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCAIDE
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Common questions about ALCAIDE
- Is ALCAIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALCAIDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALCAIDE worth?
- ALCAIDE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCAIDE mean?
- In Spain and Portugal, the commander of a fortress or the keeper of a prison.
- What letters can be added to ALCAIDE?
- ALCAIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALCAIDE:
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