ALEHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALEHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEHOUSE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEHOUSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alehousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEHOUSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALEHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALEHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALEHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A tavern or public house where ale is sold.
The alehouse was the common drinking place of medieval and Tudor England, simpler than an inn. Visitors came for ale, talk and news. Today the word recalls old pubs, often in historical writing.
How ALEHOUSE is used
Alehouse is an older word for a pub and is now used mostly in historical or humorous contexts.
- The village alehouse stood beside the church.
- Farmers met at the alehouse after market day.
- He sang in the alehouse until the lamps burned low.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALEHOUSE
1 longer words begin with ALEHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEHOUSE
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Common questions about ALEHOUSE
- Is ALEHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEHOUSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEHOUSE worth?
- ALEHOUSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEHOUSE mean?
- A tavern or public house where ale is sold.
- What letters can be added to ALEHOUSE?
- ALEHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALEHOUSE:
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