ALIF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALIF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIF?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about ALIF
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The first letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal stop or a long vowel sound.
Alif is written as a simple vertical stroke and carries no dots, unlike many other Arabic letters. In words that begin with a vowel sound, alif also serves as the seat for writing that initial vowel.
How ALIF is used
Used in discussions of Arabic script, calligraphy, and comparative Semitic alphabets.
- The calligrapher drew a single straight alif on the page.
- Alif is often the first letter children learn in Arabic school.
- Without dots, alif is one of the simplest letters to write.
- The word begins with an alif followed by a consonant.
- Students practiced tracing alif until the stroke was steady.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIF
The 4 tiles of ALIF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ALIF
2 longer words begin with ALIF.
Words ending in ALIF
3 words end in ALIF. Useful as a back hook: play ALIF onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALIF inside
Showing 24 of 91 words that contain ALIF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALIF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIF
Common questions about ALIF
- Is ALIF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIF, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIF worth?
- ALIF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIF mean?
- The first letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal stop or a long vowel sound.
- What letters can be added to ALIF?
- ALIF takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALIF:
Open ALIF in the Word Finder