ALREADY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALREADY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALREADY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALREADY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALREADY
No single letter turns ALREADY into another word.
How ALREADY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALREADY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does ALREADY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Before now or before the time in question.
Already often carries a hint of surprise that something happened sooner than expected. It sits mid-sentence or at the end, and spoken English also uses already to show impatience, as in the phrase enough already.
How ALREADY is used
Already is a common adverb used with perfect tenses and in speech.
- The train had already left when we reached the station.
- Is it Friday already?
- I have already finished the report.
- Stop talking already!
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALREADY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALREADY
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Common questions about ALREADY
- Is ALREADY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALREADY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALREADY worth?
- ALREADY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALREADY mean?
- Before now or before the time in question.
- What letters can be added to ALREADY?
- No single letter can be added to ALREADY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALREADY:
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