ALMS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALMS 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 ALMS?
| 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 ALMS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALMS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALMS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about ALMS
- 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 ALMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Money, food, or other goods given voluntarily to the poor as an act of charity.
Alms describes charitable giving handed directly to those in need, historically associated with churches, beggars and religious duty. Although the word looks like a plural, it behaves as a single mass concept in English, and there is no everyday singular form still in use.
How ALMS is used
Somewhat formal or historical; charity is now the more common everyday word.
- The monks distributed alms to the poor at the gate each morning.
- She dropped a coin into the beggar's bowl as alms.
- Giving alms was considered a religious duty in the old town.
- The church collected alms for families left homeless by the fire.
- He asked for alms outside the cathedral every Sunday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALMS
The 4 tiles of ALMS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ALMS
10 longer words begin with ALMS.
Words ending in ALMS
20 words end in ALMS. Useful as a back hook: play ALMS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALMS inside
8 words contain ALMS in the middle. Words that start with ALMS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALMS
Common questions about ALMS
- Is ALMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALMS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALMS worth?
- ALMS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALMS mean?
- Money, food, or other goods given voluntarily to the poor as an act of charity.
- What letters can be added to ALMS?
- ALMS takes 5 hooks: 5 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALMS:
Open ALMS in the Word Finder