ALITERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALITERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALITERATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALITERATE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALITERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aliteratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALITERATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALITERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALITERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALITERATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to read but choosing not to, or having little interest in books.
An aliterate person is not illiterate, because the skill is there but unused. Teachers worry about aliterate students who finish school and never pick up a book again. The word is often used in debates about reading habits.
How ALITERATE is used
Used in education and cultural commentary; also as a noun for such a person.
- An aliterate generation may know how to read but rarely does.
- The teacher feared the class was growing aliterate.
- He is aliterate by choice and prefers videos to books.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALITERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALITERATE
The 9 tiles of ALITERATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALITERATE
1 longer words begin with ALITERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALITERATE
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Common questions about ALITERATE
- Is ALITERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALITERATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALITERATE worth?
- ALITERATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALITERATE mean?
- Able to read but choosing not to, or having little interest in books.
- What letters can be added to ALITERATE?
- ALITERATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALITERATE:
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