ALEE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ALEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 9.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEE
No single letter turns ALEE into another word.
How ALEE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,650.
What does ALEE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
nautical
On or toward the side of a ship away from the wind; to the lee side.
Sailors call out alee when giving the order to turn a vessel through the eye of a breeze, most familiarly in the phrase helm alee during the manoeuvre known as tacking. Anything described as alee sits sheltered from the weather rather than exposed to it.
How ALEE is used
Specialized nautical term, chiefly in sailing commands and descriptions of ship handling.
- The captain called helm alee as the ship began to turn.
- Waves broke more gently on the side alee of the wind.
- The sailors moved the boom hard alee before the tack.
- Standing alee kept her sheltered from the spray.
- The small boat heeled sharply, then settled alee of the gust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALEE
The 4 tiles of ALEE in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ALEE
4 words end in ALEE. Useful as a back hook: play ALEE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALEE inside
13 words contain ALEE in the middle. Words that start with ALEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEE
Common questions about ALEE
- Is ALEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEE worth?
- ALEE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEE mean?
- On or toward the side of a ship away from the wind; to the lee side.
- What letters can be added to ALEE?
- No single letter can be added to ALEE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALEE:
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