ALEMBIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALEMBIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEMBIC?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEMBIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEMBIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alembicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEMBIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALEMBIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does ALEMBIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old distilling apparatus made of a vessel and a cap with a beak.
Alchemists heated liquids in an alembic and collected the vapour as it cooled. Figuratively, the word can mean anything that refines or transforms.
How ALEMBIC is used
Alembic appears in historical, literary and figurative writing.
- The alchemist stirred the alembic over the fire.
- Her memory was an alembic that distilled grief into verse.
- A copper alembic stood on the shelf of the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEMBIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALEMBIC
The 7 tiles of ALEMBIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALEMBIC
4 longer words begin with ALEMBIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEMBIC
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Common questions about ALEMBIC
- Is ALEMBIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEMBIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEMBIC worth?
- ALEMBIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEMBIC mean?
- An old distilling apparatus made of a vessel and a cap with a beak.
- What letters can be added to ALEMBIC?
- ALEMBIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALEMBIC:
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