ALFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALFS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALFS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALFS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALFS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALFS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
Words ending in ALFS
2 words end in ALFS. Useful as a back hook: play ALFS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALFS inside
3 words contain ALFS in the middle. Words that start with ALFS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALFS
Common questions about ALFS
- Is ALFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALFS is not in it.
- How many points is ALFS worth?
- ALFS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALFS?
- ALFS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALFS:
Open ALFS in the Word Finder