ALCO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALCO 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALCO?
| 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 ALCO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alcosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about ALCO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianslang
An alcoholic, or someone who drinks heavily and habitually.
Alco is an Australian slang clipping that treats the word alcoholic the way arvo treats afternoon, trimming it down and giving it a casual, offhand tone. Calling someone an alco is blunter and less formal than calling them an alcoholic, and the word usually carries a note of criticism or pity depending on the context.
How ALCO is used
Informal Australian slang; can sound dismissive or judgmental about the person described.
- The neighbours whispered that he had become an alco after losing his job.
- Nobody wanted to sit near the old alco outside the station.
- She joined a support group after admitting she was an alco.
- The film follows an alco trying to piece his life back together.
- He used to be an alco, but he has not touched a drink in years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALCO
The 4 tiles of ALCO in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ALCO
Showing 24 of 37 words that begin with ALCO.
Words ending in ALCO
1 words end in ALCO. Useful as a back hook: play ALCO onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALCO inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain ALCO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALCO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCO
Common questions about ALCO
- Is ALCO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALCO is not in it.
- How many points is ALCO worth?
- ALCO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCO mean?
- An alcoholic, or someone who drinks heavily and habitually.
- What letters can be added to ALCO?
- ALCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALCO:
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