ALPARGATA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. ALPARGATA 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ALPARGATA?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ALPARGATA is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALPARGATA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ALPARGATA scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ALPARGATA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPARGATA has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ALPARGATA

• The letter A appears four times in ALPARGATA.
• ALPARGATA begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ALPARGATA

1 longer words begin with ALPARGATA.

Shorter words from the letters in ALPARGATA

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Common questions about ALPARGATA

Is ALPARGATA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPARGATA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ALPARGATA worth?

ALPARGATA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ALPARGATA?

ALPARGATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.