ALLIGATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLIGATIONS 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 ALLIGATIONS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLIGATIONS is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLIGATIONS
No single letter turns ALLIGATIONS into another word.
How ALLIGATIONS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ALLIGATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLIGATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLIGATIONS
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Common questions about ALLIGATIONS
- Is ALLIGATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLIGATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is ALLIGATIONS worth?
- ALLIGATIONS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLIGATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to ALLIGATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ALLIGATIONS:
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