ALKANET is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALKANET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKANET?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKANET is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKANET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alkanetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKANET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALKANET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ALKANET mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hairy blue-flowered plant of the borage family whose roots yield a red dye.
Alkanet roots were long used to colour cloth, cosmetics and wood stain a deep red. Some garden plants of the same family with blue flowers are also known by this name.
How ALKANET is used
Alkanet turns up in herbal, dyeing and gardening texts.
- The dyer simmered alkanet roots to get a rich red.
- Blue alkanet flowers cover the hedge bank in spring.
- A little alkanet gave the polish a reddish tint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKANET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALKANET
The 7 tiles of ALKANET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALKANET
1 longer words begin with ALKANET.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKANET
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Common questions about ALKANET
- Is ALKANET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKANET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKANET worth?
- ALKANET is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKANET mean?
- A hairy blue-flowered plant of the borage family whose roots yield a red dye.
- What letters can be added to ALKANET?
- ALKANET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALKANET:
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