ALPHA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALPHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALPHA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPHA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alphasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALPHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALPHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about ALPHA
- ALPHA 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 ALPHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha marks the very start of the Greek script, and its shape gave rise to the modern character A. Beyond naming a symbol, alpha is used across science and everyday language to mark the most important item in a series, as in an alpha particle in physics or the casual phrase alpha male about social rank. The phrase alpha and omega, drawn from the Bible, pairs the earliest and final symbols of that script to mean the beginning and the end of everything. Because of this long history, alpha functions both as a name for a single character and as a stand-in for foremost or dominant.
How ALPHA is used
Common noun naming the Greek letter; frequently extended to mean first, dominant, or foremost.
- The professor wrote alpha at the top of the equation.
- Physicists study the properties of the alpha particle.
- The coach called their star player the alpha of the team.
- The phrase alpha and omega appears in the final chapter of the book.
- Fraternity members chose alpha as the first letter of their name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALPHA
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with ALPHA.
Words ending in ALPHA
1 words end in ALPHA. Useful as a back hook: play ALPHA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALPHA inside
10 words contain ALPHA in the middle. Words that start with ALPHA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPHA
Common questions about ALPHA
- Is ALPHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPHA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPHA worth?
- ALPHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPHA mean?
- The first letter of the Greek alphabet.
- What letters can be added to ALPHA?
- ALPHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALPHA:
Open ALPHA in the Word Finder