ALLOWABLES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. ALLOWABLES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
a1l1l1o1w4a1b3l1e1s1
PlayableALLOWABLES · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ALLOWABLES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful ALLOWABLES is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOWABLES
No single letter turns ALLOWABLES into another word.
How ALLOWABLES scores
Scrabble a1l1l1o1w4a1b3l1e1s1 15
Words with Friends a1l2l2o1w4a1b4l2e1s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALLOWABLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOWABLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOWABLES
allowable14 lowballs13 ballows12 bellows12 lowball12 sowable12 seawall10 abollae9 abollas9 labella9 losable9 sabella9 salable9 ballow11 bellow11 belows11 blowse11 bowels11 elbows11 allows9 leasow9 sallow9 wallas9 abolla8 labels8 allels6 sallal6 ablow10 bawls10 below10 besaw10 blaws10 blows10 bowel10 bowes10 bowls10 bowse10 elbow10 alews8 allow8
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Common questions about ALLOWABLES
- Is ALLOWABLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLOWABLES is not in it.
- How many points is ALLOWABLES worth?
- ALLOWABLES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLOWABLES?
- No single letter can be added to ALLOWABLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALLOWABLES:
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