ALTO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ALTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALTO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ALTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about ALTO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 ALTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A singing voice or vocal part lying between soprano and tenor, or an instrument built to a matching pitch range.
In a choir, the alto part sits below the soprano line and is most often sung by low female voices or, in some church traditions, by men singing in a high register. The same word is also attached to instruments pitched in a similar middle range, such as the alto saxophone.
How ALTO is used
Standard musical terminology, used for voices, parts and instruments alike.
- She sings alto in the church choir.
- The composer wrote a rich alto line for the second verse.
- He plays alto saxophone in the school band.
- The alto section came in a beat late.
- An alto voice sits comfortably between soprano and tenor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALTO
The 4 tiles of ALTO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ALTO
10 longer words begin with ALTO.
Words ending in ALTO
5 words end in ALTO. Useful as a back hook: play ALTO onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALTO inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain ALTO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALTO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTO
Common questions about ALTO
- Is ALTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTO worth?
- ALTO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTO mean?
- A singing voice or vocal part lying between soprano and tenor, or an instrument built to a matching pitch range.
- What letters can be added to ALTO?
- ALTO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ALTO:
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