ALLEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLEL 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALLEL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLEL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALLEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
Words starting with ALLEL
18 longer words begin with ALLEL.
Words ending in ALLEL
7 words end in ALLEL. Useful as a back hook: play ALLEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALLEL inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain ALLEL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALLEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLEL
Common questions about ALLEL
- Is ALLEL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLEL is not in it.
- How many points is ALLEL worth?
- ALLEL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLEL?
- ALLEL takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALLEL:
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