ALONE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ALONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALONE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALONE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALONE
No single letter turns ALONE into another word.
How ALONE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What does ALONE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Without the company of other people, or being the only one involved in something.
Alone describes the simple physical fact of having no one else present, as when a person sits alone in an empty room, but it also carries a wider sense of being the only one involved in something, as in the phrase you alone can decide. The word can suggest a neutral or even welcome solitude, as when someone chooses quiet time alone, or a harder feeling of isolation, depending entirely on context. Alone also works to single out one factor from several, as in kindness alone will not solve the problem, stressing that nothing else counts here. Despite sounding close to lonely, alone itself makes no judgement about whether the solitude feels good or bad.
How ALONE is used
An everyday word covering literal solitude, emphasis on a single factor, and sometimes a feeling of isolation, depending on context.
- She preferred to eat lunch alone at her desk.
- He alone knew the combination to the old safe.
- The hikers found themselves completely alone on the ridge.
- Kindness alone cannot fix every problem at work.
- Left alone in the workshop, he finally finished the repair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALONE
The 5 tiles of ALONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALONE
3 longer words begin with ALONE.
Words ending in ALONE
4 words end in ALONE. Useful as a back hook: play ALONE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALONE inside
11 words contain ALONE in the middle. Words that start with ALONE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALONE
Common questions about ALONE
- Is ALONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALONE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALONE worth?
- ALONE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALONE mean?
- Without the company of other people, or being the only one involved in something.
- What letters can be added to ALONE?
- No single letter can be added to ALONE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALONE:
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