ALFORJA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ALFORJA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALFORJA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALFORJA is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALFORJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alforjasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALFORJA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALFORJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about ALFORJA
- ALFORJA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALFORJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A saddlebag or pouch, usually of leather or canvas, used in Spanish-speaking regions.
An alforja hangs in a pair across the back of a horse or mule to carry supplies on long rides. The word came into English from Spanish, which borrowed it from Arabic.
How ALFORJA is used
Alforja is used in writing about the American Southwest and Latin America.
- He filled the alforja with bread and dried meat.
- A leather alforja hung from the saddle.
- The rider checked the alforja before the climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALFORJA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALFORJA
1 longer words begin with ALFORJA.
Shorter words from the letters in ALFORJA
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Common questions about ALFORJA
- Is ALFORJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALFORJA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALFORJA worth?
- ALFORJA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALFORJA mean?
- A saddlebag or pouch, usually of leather or canvas, used in Spanish-speaking regions.
- What letters can be added to ALFORJA?
- ALFORJA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALFORJA:
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