Scrabble Word Finder

ALIFS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. ALIFS 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.

a1l1i1f4s1
PlayableALIFS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
2hooks available
1 in 29,046odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ALIFS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.6
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.6%

Our own measure of how useful ALIFS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALIFS

Front hooks — 2

califs11 kalifs13

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ALIFS scores

Scrabble a1l1i1f4s1 8
Words with Friends a1l2i1f4s1 9

Face value of the 5 tiles in ALIFS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a19
l14
i19
f12
s14

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.

Anagrams of ALIFS

fails8

The 5 tiles of ALIFS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in ALIFS

califs11 kalifs13 khalifs17

3 words end in ALIFS. Useful as a back hook: play ALIFS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in ALIFS

alfs7 alif7 fail7 fila7 fils7 ails4 lias4 sail4 sial4 alf6 fas6 fil6 ifs6 sif6 ail3 ais3 als3 las3 lis3 sai3 sal3 fa5 fi5 if5 ai2 al2 as2 is2 la2 li2 si2

Common questions about ALIFS

Is ALIFS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIFS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ALIFS worth?
ALIFS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ALIFS?
ALIFS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALIFS:

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