ALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIST?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIST is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIST
Front hooks — 1
malistBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALIST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about ALIST
- The same 5 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 ALIST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
nautical
Leaning to one side, especially a ship tilted by an uneven load or damage.
A ship described as alist is tilted noticeably to one side rather than sitting level in the water, usually because cargo has shifted, a compartment has flooded or the load was never balanced correctly. Sailors and shipwrights use the word as a quick way to report the tilt without needing a full technical explanation of its cause. The condition can range from a slight, harmless lean to a dangerous list that threatens to capsize the vessel if not corrected. Alist is closely related to the ordinary word list, which names the tilt itself as a noun and a verb.
How ALIST is used
A nautical term, used mainly by sailors and in writing about ships rather than in everyday speech.
- The damaged tanker lay alist in the harbour for repairs.
- Crew members rushed to shift cargo after the ship went alist.
- Photographs showed the wreck lying alist on the seabed.
- The old ferry looked alist even when fully loaded.
- Engineers pumped water from one side to correct the ship sitting alist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIST
The 5 tiles of ALIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ALIST
Showing 24 of 253 words that end in ALIST. Useful as a back hook: play ALIST onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALIST inside
Showing 24 of 351 words that contain ALIST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALIST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIST
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Common questions about ALIST
- Is ALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIST, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIST worth?
- ALIST is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIST mean?
- Leaning to one side, especially a ship tilted by an uneven load or damage.
- What letters can be added to ALIST?
- ALIST takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALIST:
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