ALEVIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALEVIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEVIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEVIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEVIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alevinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEVIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALEVIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about ALEVIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 ALEVIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A newly hatched salmon or trout that still has its yolk sac attached to its belly.
The term alevin came into English from French. At this stage the tiny fish stays hidden in the gravel of the stream bed and lives off the yolk, so it does not need to feed. Once the sac is used up, the young fish emerges as a fry and begins to hunt on its own, and hatchery workers track the change closely.
How ALEVIN is used
Technical; used in fish farming and freshwater biology.
- Each alevin lay hidden in the gravel of the stream.
- The hatchery kept thousands of alevin in shallow trays.
- An alevin carries a bright orange yolk sac.
- Cold, clean water is vital for a developing alevin.
- The alevin becomes a fry once the yolk is gone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEVIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALEVIN
The 6 tiles of ALEVIN in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ALEVIN
1 longer words begin with ALEVIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEVIN
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Common questions about ALEVIN
- Is ALEVIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEVIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEVIN worth?
- ALEVIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEVIN mean?
- A newly hatched salmon or trout that still has its yolk sac attached to its belly.
- What letters can be added to ALEVIN?
- ALEVIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALEVIN:
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