ALOO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALOO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ALOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALOO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALOO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,890.
What does ALOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A potato, especially as used in Indian cooking and in the names of dishes.
Aloo is the everyday word for potato in Hindi and several related languages, and it has been carried into Indian English menus and recipes largely unchanged. English speakers usually meet it inside compound dish names such as aloo paratha or aloo gobi rather than on its own.
How ALOO is used
Common in Indian English and on restaurant menus; general English still prefers potato.
- The stall sold hot aloo paratha wrapped in newspaper.
- She mashed the aloo with cumin and green chilli.
- Aloo gobi is a simple dish of potato and cauliflower.
- He ordered aloo tikki as a snack before dinner.
- The curry was thick with chunks of aloo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALOO
5 longer words begin with ALOO.
Words ending in ALOO
8 words end in ALOO. Useful as a back hook: play ALOO onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALOO inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain ALOO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALOO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALOO
Common questions about ALOO
- Is ALOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALOO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALOO worth?
- ALOO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALOO mean?
- A potato, especially as used in Indian cooking and in the names of dishes.
- What letters can be added to ALOO?
- ALOO takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALOO:
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