ALTERATIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALTERATIVES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALTERATIVES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTERATIVES is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTERATIVES
No single letter turns ALTERATIVES into another word.
How ALTERATIVES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ALTERATIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALTERATIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTERATIVES
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Common questions about ALTERATIVES
- Is ALTERATIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALTERATIVES is not in it.
- How many points is ALTERATIVES worth?
- ALTERATIVES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALTERATIVES?
- No single letter can be added to ALTERATIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ALTERATIVES:
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