ALMA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALMA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about ALMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A professional Egyptian dancing and singing girl, hired to perform at feasts and celebrations.
An alma was a trained entertainer in Egypt who sang and danced at weddings, festivals and other gatherings, a role that nineteenth-century European travellers wrote about extensively. The word entered English through French and Arabic sources and is now mostly found in older travel writing rather than everyday speech.
How ALMA is used
Historical; used mainly in older travel accounts describing Egyptian customs.
- The traveller described an alma performing at the wedding feast.
- An alma led the dancing while musicians played late into the night.
- The painting shows an alma dressed in bright silk and jewellery.
- Visitors to Cairo often wrote about hiring an alma for celebrations.
- The old book calls her an alma skilled in both song and dance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALMA
The 4 tiles of ALMA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ALMA
17 longer words begin with ALMA.
Words ending in ALMA
2 words end in ALMA. Useful as a back hook: play ALMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALMA inside
Showing 24 of 58 words that contain ALMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALMA
Common questions about ALMA
- Is ALMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALMA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALMA worth?
- ALMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALMA mean?
- A professional Egyptian dancing and singing girl, hired to perform at feasts and celebrations.
- What letters can be added to ALMA?
- ALMA takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALMA:
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