ALPHAMERICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALPHAMERICAL 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALPHAMERICAL?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPHAMERICAL is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPHAMERICAL
No single letter turns ALPHAMERICAL into another word.
How ALPHAMERICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ALPHAMERICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPHAMERICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALPHAMERICAL
1 longer words begin with ALPHAMERICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPHAMERICAL
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Common questions about ALPHAMERICAL
- Is ALPHAMERICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALPHAMERICAL is not in it.
- How many points is ALPHAMERICAL worth?
- ALPHAMERICAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALPHAMERICAL?
- No single letter can be added to ALPHAMERICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ALPHAMERICAL:
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