ALPACA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALPACA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALPACA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPACA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPACA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alpacasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALPACA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALPACA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 886,944.
What stands out about ALPACA
- ALPACA 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 ALPACA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long-necked South American animal related to the llama, kept for its soft wool; also the wool or cloth made from it.
Alpacas were bred by peoples of the Andes long before the Spanish arrived, and they are smaller and gentler than llamas, with finer and warmer fleece. The fibre comes in many natural shades and is prized for scarves, jumpers and blankets. The word came into English from the Aymara language through Spanish.
How ALPACA is used
Refers to the animal in farming and travel writing, and to the fibre or fabric in clothing and textile contexts.
- An alpaca grazed on the high pasture above the village.
- She knitted a hat from soft alpaca yarn.
- The shop sells every colour of alpaca scarf.
- Alpaca fleece is warmer than sheep wool of the same weight.
- He keeps a small herd of alpaca on a hill farm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPACA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALPACA
1 longer words begin with ALPACA.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPACA
Common questions about ALPACA
- Is ALPACA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPACA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPACA worth?
- ALPACA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPACA mean?
- A long-necked South American animal related to the llama, kept for its soft wool; also the wool or cloth made from it.
- What letters can be added to ALPACA?
- ALPACA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALPACA:
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