ALLUVIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALLUVIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLUVIAL?
| 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 ALLUVIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLUVIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alluvialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLUVIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLUVIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLUVIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLUVIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of or relating to sand, mud and silt left behind by flowing water.
Alluvial land lies on river plains where floods have laid down rich sediment. Such soil is good for farming, and alluvial deposits can also hold gold. The noun alluvium names the material itself.
How ALLUVIAL is used
Alluvial is a geological and farming term, often before plain, fan or deposit.
- The alluvial plain produced heavy crops of rice.
- Prospectors panned the alluvial gravel for gold.
- An alluvial fan spread out at the foot of the cliff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLUVIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLUVIAL
1 longer words begin with ALLUVIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLUVIAL
Common questions about ALLUVIAL
- Is ALLUVIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLUVIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLUVIAL worth?
- ALLUVIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLUVIAL mean?
- Made of or relating to sand, mud and silt left behind by flowing water.
- What letters can be added to ALLUVIAL?
- ALLUVIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLUVIAL:
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