ALMSGIVING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ALMSGIVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALMSGIVING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALMSGIVING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALMSGIVING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
almsgivingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALMSGIVING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALMSGIVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALMSGIVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALMSGIVING mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The practice of giving money or food to people in need.
Almsgiving has a long place in religious life, where it is often treated as a duty. Lent and Ramadan are both times when this kind of generosity is especially stressed.
How ALMSGIVING is used
Almsgiving is used in religious and historical contexts about charity to the poor.
- Almsgiving is one of the pillars of Islam.
- The monks were known for prayer and almsgiving.
- Lent is a season of fasting and almsgiving.
- Medieval towns relied on almsgiving to feed the poor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALMSGIVING and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALMSGIVING
1 longer words begin with ALMSGIVING.
Shorter words from the letters in ALMSGIVING
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Common questions about ALMSGIVING
- Is ALMSGIVING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALMSGIVING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALMSGIVING worth?
- ALMSGIVING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALMSGIVING mean?
- The practice of giving money or food to people in need.
- What letters can be added to ALMSGIVING?
- ALMSGIVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALMSGIVING:
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