ALEWIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALEWIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEWIFE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEWIFE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEWIFE
Front hooks — 1
kalewifeBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALEWIFE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALEWIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does ALEWIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A woman who keeps an alehouse, or a North American fish of the herring family.
The alewife was a familiar figure in medieval towns, brewing and selling beer from her home. The fish meaning is separate and swims upriver to spawn.
How ALEWIFE is used
Alewife appears in historical writing and in North American fishing talk.
- The alewife poured a mug for every traveller.
- Each spring the alewife swims up the river to spawn.
- A medieval alewife often brewed her own beer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEWIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ALEWIFE
- Is ALEWIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEWIFE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEWIFE worth?
- ALEWIFE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEWIFE mean?
- A woman who keeps an alehouse, or a North American fish of the herring family.
- What letters can be added to ALEWIFE?
- ALEWIFE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALEWIFE:
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