ALPENGLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ALPENGLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALPENGLOW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPENGLOW is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPENGLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alpenglowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALPENGLOW scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALPENGLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPENGLOW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALPENGLOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
The reddish glow seen on the peaks of snow-covered mountains at sunrise or sunset.
Alpenglow appears when low sunlight tints high snow with pink and orange while the valleys below are already in shadow. Photographers and hikers plan their days around it, and it is a favourite image in nature writing.
How ALPENGLOW is used
Used in travel, photography and nature description.
- The alpenglow lit the summit a deep rose.
- We climbed in the dark to catch the alpenglow at dawn.
- A faint alpenglow lingered after the sun had gone down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPENGLOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALPENGLOW
1 longer words begin with ALPENGLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPENGLOW
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Common questions about ALPENGLOW
- Is ALPENGLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPENGLOW, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPENGLOW worth?
- ALPENGLOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPENGLOW mean?
- The reddish glow seen on the peaks of snow-covered mountains at sunrise or sunset.
- What letters can be added to ALPENGLOW?
- ALPENGLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALPENGLOW:
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