ALIDAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALIDAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIDAD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIDAD is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIDAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIDAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALIDAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does ALIDAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A surveying instrument, usually a straightedge fitted with a sighting device, used together with a plane table to draw lines of sight and measure angles.
A surveyor lays an alidad along a drawn line on a plane table and sights a distant object through it, then traces the line of sight to fix the object's direction on the map. The same word, more often spelled alidade, also names the rotating upper part of a theodolite that carries the telescope and angle-reading circle. Surveying and mapmaking texts use alidad chiefly for the plane-table version of the instrument, distinguishing it from the fixed base of the equipment beneath it.
How ALIDAD is used
A technical term from surveying, most often naming the sighting straightedge used with a plane table; alidade is the more common spelling.
- The surveyor lined up the alidad along the edge of the map.
- He rotated the alidad until the distant tower came into view.
- The old plane table still had its original brass alidad.
- Students practiced drawing sight lines with a simple alidad.
- The alidad let the crew fix the ridge's direction from camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIDAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALIDAD
3 longer words begin with ALIDAD.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIDAD
Common questions about ALIDAD
- Is ALIDAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIDAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIDAD worth?
- ALIDAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIDAD mean?
- A surveying instrument, usually a straightedge fitted with a sighting device, used together with a plane table to draw lines of sight and measure angles.
- What letters can be added to ALIDAD?
- ALIDAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALIDAD:
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