ALCOHOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALCOHOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALCOHOL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALCOHOL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCOHOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alcoholsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCOHOL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALCOHOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does ALCOHOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A colourless flammable liquid that makes drinks like wine and beer intoxicating, or any organic compound with a hydroxyl group.
In daily life alcohol means the drink and its effects, as in laws about selling it to minors. Chemists use the same word more widely for a whole family of compounds, from the ethanol in beer to the methanol used as solvent and fuel.
How ALCOHOL is used
Alcohol can mean beverages in general or the specific chemical ethanol, depending on the context.
- The shop is not allowed to sell alcohol after midnight.
- Surgeons rub alcohol on the skin before an injection.
- The driver had no alcohol in his blood.
- Alcohol burns with a pale blue flame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCOHOL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALCOHOL
24 longer words begin with ALCOHOL.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCOHOL
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Common questions about ALCOHOL
- Is ALCOHOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALCOHOL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALCOHOL worth?
- ALCOHOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCOHOL mean?
- A colourless flammable liquid that makes drinks like wine and beer intoxicating, or any organic compound with a hydroxyl group.
- What letters can be added to ALCOHOL?
- ALCOHOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALCOHOL:
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