Is ALIYAH valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIYAH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ALIYAH worth?

ALIYAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ALIYAH?

ALIYAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

ALIYAH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. ALIYAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

a1l1i1y4a1h4

PlayableALIYAH · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ALIYAH?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.83%

Our own measure of how useful ALIYAH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALIYAH

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

aliyahs13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ALIYAH scores

Scrabble a1l1i1y4a1h4 12

Words with Friends a1l2i1y3a1h3 11

Face value of the 6 tiles in ALIYAH, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	2	9
l	1	4
i	1	9
y	1	2
h	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.

Words starting with ALIYAH

aliyahs13

1 longer words begin with ALIYAH.

Shorter words from the letters in ALIYAH

haily11 aliya8 ayah10 hiya10 hyla10 alay7 hail7 hila7 hay9 yah9 aah6 aha6 ahi6 hai6 lah6 lay6 aal3 aia3 ail3 ala3 ah5 ay5 ha5 hi5 ya5 yi5 aa2 ai2 al2 la2 li2

Common questions about ALIYAH

Is ALIYAH valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIYAH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ALIYAH worth?: ALIYAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ALIYAH?: ALIYAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALIYAH:

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