ALIAS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ALIAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIAS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIAS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIAS
No single letter turns ALIAS into another word.
How ALIAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does ALIAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A false or assumed name used instead of a person's real one.
An alias lets someone operate under a different identity, whether to protect their privacy, hide from the authorities, or simply perform under a stage name. Court and police records often list a criminal's alias alongside their real name when the same person has gone by several identities. Outside personal names, the word has spread into computing, where an alias is a shortcut or alternate label that points to a file, command or address without duplicating it. In every sense, an alias stands in for something else while still referring to the same underlying person or thing.
How ALIAS is used
Used both in everyday and legal contexts for an assumed personal name, and in computing for a shortcut or alternate label.
- The suspect was known to have used an alias in the past.
- She performed under an alias to keep her identity private.
- Police records listed his alias alongside his birth name.
- The programmer set up an alias to run the command faster.
- The spy novel followed an agent living entirely under an alias.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALIAS
4 longer words begin with ALIAS.
Words ending in ALIAS
23 words end in ALIAS. Useful as a back hook: play ALIAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALIAS inside
2 words contain ALIAS in the middle. Words that start with ALIAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIAS
Common questions about ALIAS
- Is ALIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIAS worth?
- ALIAS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIAS mean?
- A false or assumed name used instead of a person's real one.
- What letters can be added to ALIAS?
- No single letter can be added to ALIAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALIAS:
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