ALLUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALLUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLUDE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLUDE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLUDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLUDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALLUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does ALLUDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hint at something without stating it plainly, leaving the listener or reader to make the connection.
To allude to something is to point toward it with a hint rather than name it outright, trusting the audience to recognize the reference. A speaker might allude to a past scandal instead of describing it in detail, relying on shared knowledge to fill the gap. Writers use allusion the same way, weaving in a phrase from another work so readers who catch it get an extra layer of meaning. The indirectness is the whole point of the word; a direct statement would simply be called mentioning, not alluding.
How ALLUDE is used
Common in formal writing and literary discussion, describing an indirect reference rather than an open statement.
- The professor would only allude to the scandal without naming names.
- Her poem seems to allude to an old folk tale.
- He alluded to money troubles without asking for help directly.
- The title alludes to a line from an earlier novel.
- Reporters noticed how carefully she alluded to the negotiations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLUDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALLUDE
The 6 tiles of ALLUDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALLUDE
2 longer words begin with ALLUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLUDE
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Common questions about ALLUDE
- Is ALLUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLUDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLUDE worth?
- ALLUDE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLUDE mean?
- To hint at something without stating it plainly, leaving the listener or reader to make the connection.
- What letters can be added to ALLUDE?
- ALLUDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALLUDE:
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