ALCOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALCOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALCOVE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALCOVE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCOVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALCOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does ALCOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small recess set into the wall of a room, often used for a bed, a seat, a shelf or a statue.
An alcove is part of the room that opens off the main space without being a separate room, such as the nook by a fireplace where a bookcase fits. Older houses often have one beside a chimney, and bedrooms in some countries once tucked the bed into an alcove. The word reached English from French and Spanish, and further back from an Arabic term for a vaulted room. Gardens may also have one, a covered seat in a hedge or wall.
How ALCOVE is used
Everyday word in architecture and interior design.
- A small desk fitted neatly into the alcove by the window.
- The statue stood in a shadowed alcove at the end of the hall.
- She curled up with a book in the reading alcove.
- The old cottage had a bed built into an alcove.
- They put the shelves in the alcove beside the chimney.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALCOVE
The 6 tiles of ALCOVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALCOVE
2 longer words begin with ALCOVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCOVE
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Common questions about ALCOVE
- Is ALCOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALCOVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALCOVE worth?
- ALCOVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCOVE mean?
- A small recess set into the wall of a room, often used for a bed, a seat, a shelf or a statue.
- What letters can be added to ALCOVE?
- ALCOVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALCOVE:
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