ALLIGATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLIGATING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALLIGATING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
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| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLIGATING is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLIGATING
No single letter turns ALLIGATING into another word.
How ALLIGATING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALLIGATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLIGATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLIGATING
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Common questions about ALLIGATING
- Is ALLIGATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLIGATING is not in it.
- How many points is ALLIGATING worth?
- ALLIGATING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLIGATING?
- No single letter can be added to ALLIGATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALLIGATING:
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