ALKALESCENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALKALESCENCES 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALKALESCENCES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKALESCENCES is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKALESCENCES
No single letter turns ALKALESCENCES into another word.
How ALKALESCENCES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ALKALESCENCES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALKALESCENCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKALESCENCES
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Common questions about ALKALESCENCES
- Is ALKALESCENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALKALESCENCES is not in it.
- How many points is ALKALESCENCES worth?
- ALKALESCENCES is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALKALESCENCES?
- No single letter can be added to ALKALESCENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ALKALESCENCES:
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