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.
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
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
aliyahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIYAH scores
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.
What does ALIYAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The immigration of Jews to Israel, or the honour of being called up to read from the Torah in a synagogue.
The Hebrew word means going up, and it describes both a move to the Land of Israel and the act of ascending to the reading desk during a service. Waves of settlement in different decades are often numbered, as in the first aliyah. The spelling aliya is also seen, but aliyah is the form most dictionaries list first.
How ALIYAH is used
Used in discussions of Jewish history, religion and migration.
- Her grandparents made aliyah in the 1950s.
- He was honoured with an aliyah on the day of his bar mitzvah.
- The book traces each wave of aliyah to the region.
- Families prepare for months before aliyah.
- The rabbi called him up for the third aliyah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIYAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALIYAH
1 longer words begin with ALIYAH.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIYAH
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 does ALIYAH mean?
- The immigration of Jews to Israel, or the honour of being called up to read from the Torah in a synagogue.
- 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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