ALKALESCENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALKALESCENCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALKALESCENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKALESCENCE is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKALESCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alkalescencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKALESCENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ALKALESCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALKALESCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALKALESCENCE
1 longer words begin with ALKALESCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKALESCENCE
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Common questions about ALKALESCENCE
- Is ALKALESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALKALESCENCE is not in it.
- How many points is ALKALESCENCE worth?
- ALKALESCENCE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALKALESCENCE?
- ALKALESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ALKALESCENCE:
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