ALCAZAR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ALCAZAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALCAZAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALCAZAR is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCAZAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alcazarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCAZAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALCAZAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does ALCAZAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Spanish fortress or palace, especially one built by the Moors.
Several famous alcazar buildings survive in Seville, Segovia and Toledo, and they mix military strength with courtly decoration. The word came into English through Spanish from Arabic.
How ALCAZAR is used
The word alcazar is common in travel writing and history about Spain.
- The alcazar stands on a hill above the old town.
- Tourists queue to walk through the gardens of the alcazar.
- The king moved his court into the restored alcazar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCAZAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALCAZAR
1 longer words begin with ALCAZAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCAZAR
Common questions about ALCAZAR
- Is ALCAZAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALCAZAR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALCAZAR worth?
- ALCAZAR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCAZAR mean?
- A Spanish fortress or palace, especially one built by the Moors.
- What letters can be added to ALCAZAR?
- ALCAZAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALCAZAR:
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