ALULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALULAR?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALULAR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALULAR
No single letter turns ALULAR into another word.
How ALULAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does ALULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to the alula, the small tuft of feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
The alula acts like a small flap that a bird can raise to control airflow over its wing at low speed, much as the slats on an aircraft wing prevent stalling. Ornithologists use the adjective alular when describing the feathers, bone or movement associated with this structure. The word is almost never met outside bird anatomy and flight studies.
How ALULAR is used
A specialist ornithological term, used mainly in technical descriptions of bird wings.
- The alular feathers lifted slightly as the hawk slowed to land.
- Researchers studied the alular joint to understand how it reduces stalling.
- An alular tuft is visible near the leading edge of the wing.
- The bird raised its alular digit during the steep descent.
- Illustrations of wing anatomy usually label the alular region separately.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALULAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALULAR
Common questions about ALULAR
- Is ALULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALULAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALULAR worth?
- ALULAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALULAR mean?
- Relating to the alula, the small tuft of feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
- What letters can be added to ALULAR?
- No single letter can be added to ALULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALULAR:
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