ALPHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALPHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALPHORN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPHORN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alphornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALPHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALPHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ALPHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very long wooden horn with no valves, played in the Alps.
Swiss herders once used the alphorn to call cattle and send messages across valleys, and the sound can travel for miles. It is now a symbol of mountain culture and is played at festivals and in folk concerts.
How ALPHORN is used
Alphorn names the Alpine instrument and is a common tourist emblem of Switzerland.
- The deep note of an alphorn echoed down the valley.
- He learned to play the alphorn as a boy in the mountains.
- An alphorn can be over three metres long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALPHORN
1 longer words begin with ALPHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPHORN
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Common questions about ALPHORN
- Is ALPHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPHORN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPHORN worth?
- ALPHORN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPHORN mean?
- A very long wooden horn with no valves, played in the Alps.
- What letters can be added to ALPHORN?
- ALPHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALPHORN:
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