ALIMONY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALIMONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIMONY?
| 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 ALIMONY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIMONY
Front hooks — 1
palimonyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALIMONY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALIMONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ALIMONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Money a court orders one spouse to pay the other after a divorce or separation.
Alimony is meant to support a former partner who earns less or gave up a career for the family. Its size and length depend on the marriage and the law of the place. In Britain a similar payment is normally called maintenance.
How ALIMONY is used
Alimony is mainly an American legal term.
- He had to pay monthly alimony after the divorce.
- The judge reduced the alimony when she found a job.
- Alimony ends if the former wife remarries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIMONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIMONY
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Common questions about ALIMONY
- Is ALIMONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIMONY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIMONY worth?
- ALIMONY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIMONY mean?
- Money a court orders one spouse to pay the other after a divorce or separation.
- What letters can be added to ALIMONY?
- ALIMONY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALIMONY:
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