ALLIGATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLIGATE 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALLIGATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLIGATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLIGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLIGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLIGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLIGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALLIGATE
2 longer words begin with ALLIGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLIGATE
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Common questions about ALLIGATE
- Is ALLIGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLIGATE is not in it.
- How many points is ALLIGATE worth?
- ALLIGATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLIGATE?
- ALLIGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLIGATE:
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