ALPARGATAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALPARGATAS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ALPARGATAS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPARGATAS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPARGATAS
No single letter turns ALPARGATAS into another word.
How ALPARGATAS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALPARGATAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPARGATAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ALPARGATAS
- The letter A appears four times in ALPARGATAS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ALPARGATAS
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Common questions about ALPARGATAS
- Is ALPARGATAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPARGATAS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPARGATAS worth?
- ALPARGATAS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALPARGATAS?
- No single letter can be added to ALPARGATAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALPARGATAS:
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