ALLODIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALLODIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLODIUM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLODIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLODIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allodiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLODIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLODIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLODIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLODIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Land held in complete ownership, free of any rent or duty to an overlord.
An allodium stood against a feudal holding, which carried duties to a lord. Medieval lawyers used the word to mark wholly independent property. Feudal charters contrast it with land held through service.
How ALLODIUM is used
Allodium belongs to the vocabulary of feudal law and names freehold land.
- The family held their estate as an allodium.
- An allodium owed nothing to any lord.
- Scholars of feudal law write at length about the allodium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLODIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLODIUM
1 longer words begin with ALLODIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLODIUM
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Common questions about ALLODIUM
- Is ALLODIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLODIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLODIUM worth?
- ALLODIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLODIUM mean?
- Land held in complete ownership, free of any rent or duty to an overlord.
- What letters can be added to ALLODIUM?
- ALLODIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLODIUM:
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