ALIENING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALIENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIENING?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIENING is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIENING
No single letter turns ALIENING into another word.
How ALIENING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALIENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALIENING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALIENING mean in Scrabble?
ALIENING is the -ing form (present participle) of ALIEN.
ALIEN(noun) — A person who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living, or a being imagined to come from another world.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIENING
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Common questions about ALIENING
- Is ALIENING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIENING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIENING worth?
- ALIENING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALIENING?
- No single letter can be added to ALIENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALIENING:
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