ALTAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ALTAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTAR is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
altarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALTAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALTAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about ALTAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALTAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A raised table or structure used as the focus of religious ritual, offerings or worship.
An altar serves as the ceremonial centre of a religious space, whether it is the stone block ancient peoples used for sacrifices and offerings to a god, or the table at the front of a church where bread and wine are blessed during communion. Its raised, prominent position marks it out from ordinary furniture and signals that a ceremony is about to take place there. Weddings held in a church traditionally end with the couple standing before the altar to exchange their vows, giving the word a strong association with marriage in everyday speech. Beyond religion, altar sometimes appears figuratively, as when someone is said to sacrifice something valuable on the altar of ambition.
How ALTAR is used
Used mainly in religious and ceremonial contexts, and occasionally in figurative expressions about sacrifice for a cause.
- The priest lit two candles on the altar before the service.
- Ancient worshippers left offerings on a stone altar.
- The couple exchanged rings standing before the altar.
- Flowers decorated the altar for the holiday service.
- He joked that he had sacrificed his weekends on the altar of work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALTAR
The 5 tiles of ALTAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ALTAR
6 longer words begin with ALTAR.
Words ending in ALTAR
1 words end in ALTAR. Useful as a back hook: play ALTAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALTAR inside
4 words contain ALTAR in the middle. Words that start with ALTAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTAR
Common questions about ALTAR
- Is ALTAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTAR worth?
- ALTAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTAR mean?
- A raised table or structure used as the focus of religious ritual, offerings or worship.
- What letters can be added to ALTAR?
- ALTAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALTAR:
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