ALIZARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ALIZARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIZARIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIZARIN is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIZARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIZARIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALIZARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALIZARIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALIZARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A red dye originally taken from madder root and now made artificially.
Alizarin was among the first natural dyes to be copied in the laboratory, which changed the madder-growing trade. It gives Turkey reds and is also the name of a family of similar dyes.
How ALIZARIN is used
Used in dyeing, painting and chemistry, often for a deep red colour.
- The artist chose alizarin for the deep crimson.
- Alizarin was once extracted from madder roots.
- The cloth was dyed with alizarin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIZARIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALIZARIN
3 longer words begin with ALIZARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIZARIN
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Common questions about ALIZARIN
- Is ALIZARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIZARIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIZARIN worth?
- ALIZARIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIZARIN mean?
- A red dye originally taken from madder root and now made artificially.
- What letters can be added to ALIZARIN?
- ALIZARIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALIZARIN:
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