ALCATRAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALCATRAS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALCATRAS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALCATRAS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCATRAS
No single letter turns ALCATRAS into another word.
How ALCATRAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALCATRAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALCATRAS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALCATRAS
1 longer words begin with ALCATRAS.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCATRAS
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Common questions about ALCATRAS
- Is ALCATRAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALCATRAS is not in it.
- How many points is ALCATRAS worth?
- ALCATRAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALCATRAS?
- No single letter can be added to ALCATRAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALCATRAS:
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