ALEFT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALEFT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALEFT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEFT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEFT
No single letter turns ALEFT into another word.
How ALEFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALEFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
Anagrams of ALEFT
The 5 tiles of ALEFT in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ALEFT
1 words end in ALEFT. Useful as a back hook: play ALEFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALEFT inside
5 words contain ALEFT in the middle. Words that start with ALEFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEFT
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Common questions about ALEFT
- Is ALEFT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALEFT is not in it.
- How many points is ALEFT worth?
- ALEFT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALEFT?
- No single letter can be added to ALEFT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALEFT:
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