ALEATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALEATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEATORY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEATORY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEATORY
No single letter turns ALEATORY into another word.
How ALEATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALEATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALEATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALEATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Depending on chance, luck or an uncertain outcome.
Aleatory comes from the Latin word for a die, and it fits games of dice, lotteries and risky contracts. In music it names pieces where the performer chooses part of what is played. Law uses it for agreements that rest on an uncertain event.
How ALEATORY is used
Aleatory is used in law, music and philosophy; the form aleatoric is also found.
- Insurance is an aleatory contract that pays only if loss occurs.
- The composer wrote an aleatory piece for strings.
- His success felt aleatory, the work of luck rather than skill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEATORY
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Common questions about ALEATORY
- Is ALEATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEATORY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEATORY worth?
- ALEATORY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEATORY mean?
- Depending on chance, luck or an uncertain outcome.
- What letters can be added to ALEATORY?
- No single letter can be added to ALEATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALEATORY:
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