ALEC is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALEC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEC is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does ALEC mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal term for someone who acts overconfident or behaves as if they know everything, as in the phrase smart alec.
Alec on its own is simply a short form of the name Alexander, but in slang it stands alone as a clipping of smart alec, a term for a person whose cleverness comes across as smug or irritating. Calling someone an alec, without the smart, keeps the same mocking flavour in a single syllable.
How ALEC is used
Informal; nearly always used with a critical or teasing tone.
- Stop being such an alec and just answer the question.
- The teacher rolled her eyes at the little alec in the front row.
- Nobody likes an alec who corrects every sentence.
- He grinned like an alec who already knew the answer.
- Being an alec about grammar will not win you friends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALEC
The 4 tiles of ALEC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALEC
8 longer words begin with ALEC.
Words with ALEC inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain ALEC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALEC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEC
Common questions about ALEC
- Is ALEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEC worth?
- ALEC is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEC mean?
- An informal term for someone who acts overconfident or behaves as if they know everything, as in the phrase smart alec.
- What letters can be added to ALEC?
- ALEC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALEC:
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