ALFALFA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. ALFALFA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ALFALFA?

Word power: 53 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ALFALFA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALFALFA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ALFALFA scores

Face value of the 7 tiles in ALFALFA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,761 thousand.

What stands out about ALFALFA

• ALFALFA begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ALFALFA

1 longer words begin with ALFALFA.

Shorter words from the letters in ALFALFA

Common questions about ALFALFA

Is ALFALFA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALFALFA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ALFALFA worth?

ALFALFA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ALFALFA?

ALFALFA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.