ALVEARIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALVEARIES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALVEARIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALVEARIES is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALVEARIES
No single letter turns ALVEARIES into another word.
How ALVEARIES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALVEARIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALVEARIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALVEARIES mean in Scrabble?
ALVEARIES is the plural of ALVEARY.
Shorter words from the letters in ALVEARIES
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Common questions about ALVEARIES
- Is ALVEARIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALVEARIES is not in it.
- How many points is ALVEARIES worth?
- ALVEARIES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALVEARIES?
- No single letter can be added to ALVEARIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALVEARIES:
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