ALLIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALLIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLIUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLIUM is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLIUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALLIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does ALLIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any plant of the genus Allium, a large group of bulbous plants that includes the onion, garlic, leek, and chive.
Members of the allium family are prized both in the kitchen, for their pungent bulbs and leaves, and in the garden, where ornamental species produce tall stems topped with a round cluster of small flowers. The genus name comes directly from the Latin word for garlic, reflecting the strong, characteristic smell shared by most of its species. Gardeners often use allium loosely as a common name for the purely ornamental varieties, even though botanically the word covers the edible kinds as well.
How ALLIUM is used
A botanical genus name used both technically, for the whole plant family, and informally, for ornamental garden varieties.
- The border was planted with tall, purple-flowered allium.
- Garlic and onion both belong to the genus allium.
- She added a bed of ornamental allium near the roses.
- The botanist listed several wild allium species from the region.
- Allium bulbs went into the soil early in the autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLIUM
1 longer words begin with ALLIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLIUM
Common questions about ALLIUM
- Is ALLIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLIUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLIUM worth?
- ALLIUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLIUM mean?
- Any plant of the genus Allium, a large group of bulbous plants that includes the onion, garlic, leek, and chive.
- What letters can be added to ALLIUM?
- ALLIUM takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALLIUM:
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