ALLEYCATS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLEYCATS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ALLEYCATS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLEYCATS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLEYCATS
No single letter turns ALLEYCATS into another word.
How ALLEYCATS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALLEYCATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLEYCATS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLEYCATS mean in Scrabble?
ALLEYCATS is the plural of ALLEYCAT.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLEYCATS
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Common questions about ALLEYCATS
- Is ALLEYCATS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLEYCATS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLEYCATS worth?
- ALLEYCATS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLEYCATS?
- No single letter can be added to ALLEYCATS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALLEYCATS:
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