ALIMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALIMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIMENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIMENT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alimentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIMENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALIMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does ALIMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Food or nourishment that sustains the body.
Aliment is an old-fashioned and somewhat scholarly word, found in works on diet, law or philosophy. It can also refer more broadly to anything that feeds growth or supports life.
How ALIMENT is used
Aliment is formal and dated, and ordinary speech uses food or nourishment.
- Bread was the chief aliment of the poor.
- The physician wrote about the proper aliment for the sick.
- Reading served as aliment for his restless mind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIMENT
The 7 tiles of ALIMENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALIMENT
9 longer words begin with ALIMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIMENT
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Common questions about ALIMENT
- Is ALIMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIMENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIMENT worth?
- ALIMENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIMENT mean?
- Food or nourishment that sustains the body.
- What letters can be added to ALIMENT?
- ALIMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALIMENT:
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