ALLIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLIS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept ALLIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLIS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLIS
Front hooks — 1
tallisBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALLIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALLIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
Words starting with ALLIS
1 longer words begin with ALLIS.
Words ending in ALLIS
5 words end in ALLIS. Useful as a back hook: play ALLIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALLIS inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain ALLIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALLIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLIS
Common questions about ALLIS
- Is ALLIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLIS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLIS worth?
- ALLIS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLIS?
- ALLIS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALLIS:
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