ALEF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEF?
| 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 ALEF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about ALEF
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The first letter of several Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew and Phoenician.
Alef traditionally represents a glottal stop or serves as a silent placeholder for a vowel sound, depending on the language and period. Related letters descended from alef include the Greek alpha and the Latin A, all part of the same ancient alphabetic family.
How ALEF is used
Commonly discussed in the context of Hebrew, Aramaic, or the history of the alphabet.
- The teacher wrote alef on the board as the first letter.
- Alef has no vowel sound of its own in most contexts.
- Students learned to trace alef before other Hebrew letters.
- The manuscript began each chapter with a decorated alef.
- Alef and alpha share a common ancient ancestor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALEF
The 4 tiles of ALEF in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ALEF
2 longer words begin with ALEF.
Words with ALEF inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain ALEF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEF
Common questions about ALEF
- Is ALEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEF, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEF worth?
- ALEF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEF mean?
- The first letter of several Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew and Phoenician.
- What letters can be added to ALEF?
- ALEF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALEF:
Open ALEF in the Word Finder