ALOW is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALOW?
| 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 ALOW is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aloweChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALOW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does ALOW mean in Scrabble?
adverb
nautical
In or toward the lower part of a ship, below the decks.
Alow is a nautical term traditionally paired with its opposite, aloft, to describe where a sailor is working on a vessel. A command to move alow would send crew members down toward the hold rather than up into the rigging.
How ALOW is used
Rare outside nautical writing; almost always paired or contrasted with aloft.
- The captain shouted for two hands to go alow at once.
- Cargo was stowed alow to keep the ship steady in rough seas.
- He worked alow for hours checking the bilge pumps.
- The old sailor still used the word alow without thinking twice.
- Everything alow was checked before the storm hit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALOW
The 4 tiles of ALOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALOW
1 longer words begin with ALOW.
Words ending in ALOW
4 words end in ALOW. Useful as a back hook: play ALOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALOW inside
4 words contain ALOW in the middle. Words that start with ALOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALOW
Common questions about ALOW
- Is ALOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALOW, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALOW worth?
- ALOW is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALOW mean?
- In or toward the lower part of a ship, below the decks.
- What letters can be added to ALOW?
- ALOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALOW:
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