ALODIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALODIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALODIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALODIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALODIAL
No single letter turns ALODIAL into another word.
How ALODIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALODIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ALODIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Held absolutely, free from any feudal overlord or rent.
The word concerns land that an owner holds outright. It contrasts with feudal tenure, where land was held in exchange for service. An alodial title was the strongest kind of ownership.
How ALODIAL is used
Alodial is a historical legal term for land owned outright.
- The family held an alodial estate in the valley.
- Alodial land owed nothing to any lord.
- Historians discuss alodial property in early medieval law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALODIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALODIAL
The 7 tiles of ALODIAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ALODIAL
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Common questions about ALODIAL
- Is ALODIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALODIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALODIAL worth?
- ALODIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALODIAL mean?
- Held absolutely, free from any feudal overlord or rent.
- What letters can be added to ALODIAL?
- No single letter can be added to ALODIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALODIAL:
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