ALOHA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALOHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALOHA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALOHA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALOHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alohasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALOHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALOHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about ALOHA
- ALOHA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALOHA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
regional
A Hawaiian word used as a greeting or farewell, and by extension a term for love, warmth, and welcome.
Aloha functions in Hawaiian much like hello and goodbye combined, said equally when meeting someone and when parting from them. Beyond its use as a greeting, aloha carries a broader sense of affection, compassion and welcome, so the aloha spirit is often described as an attitude of warmth toward guests and neighbors alike. English speakers, especially in Hawaii and in tourism, have borrowed the word largely intact rather than translating it, and it now appears on everything from shirts to airline branding. Despite this everyday familiarity, aloha keeps its Hawaiian identity rather than becoming a fully naturalized English word.
How ALOHA is used
Regional; strongly associated with Hawaii and used there as an everyday greeting, and elsewhere mainly in a Hawaiian context.
- The flight attendant greeted every passenger with a warm aloha.
- Locals say aloha both when arriving and when leaving a gathering.
- He wore a bright aloha shirt to the beach party.
- The sign at the airport welcomed visitors with a large painted aloha.
- She explained that aloha means far more than just hello.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALOHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALOHA
1 longer words begin with ALOHA.
Shorter words from the letters in ALOHA
Common questions about ALOHA
- Is ALOHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALOHA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALOHA worth?
- ALOHA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALOHA mean?
- A Hawaiian word used as a greeting or farewell, and by extension a term for love, warmth, and welcome.
- What letters can be added to ALOHA?
- ALOHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALOHA:
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