ALTHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALTHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTHORN?
| 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 ALTHORN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
althornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALTHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALTHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ALTHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A valved brass instrument of the saxhorn family, pitched in the alto or tenor range.
Military and brass bands once relied on the althorn to carry the middle harmony, a role often given to the French horn. Its mellow sound sits between the cornet and the baritone.
How ALTHORN is used
The word althorn is used in band music, especially in German and British brass traditions.
- He played the althorn in the village brass band.
- The althorn carried the warm inner harmony of the march.
- An old althorn hung on the wall of the music shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALTHORN
1 longer words begin with ALTHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTHORN
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Common questions about ALTHORN
- Is ALTHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTHORN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTHORN worth?
- ALTHORN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTHORN mean?
- A valved brass instrument of the saxhorn family, pitched in the alto or tenor range.
- What letters can be added to ALTHORN?
- ALTHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALTHORN:
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