ALVEOLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALVEOLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALVEOLAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALVEOLAR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALVEOLAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alveolarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALVEOLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALVEOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALVEOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALVEOLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to an alveolus, such as the tiny air sacs of the lungs, or to the ridge behind the upper teeth.
Speech scientists meet alveolar in the name of consonants such as t, d, n and s, made with the tongue at the gum ridge. Doctors use the same word for lung structure, so the meaning depends on the field.
How ALVEOLAR is used
Appears in phonetics for sounds made at the gum ridge and in anatomy for the lung sacs and tooth sockets.
- The letter t is an alveolar consonant in English.
- Alveolar tissue in the lungs can be damaged by smoke.
- The dentist examined the alveolar ridge before fitting the denture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALVEOLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALVEOLAR
2 longer words begin with ALVEOLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ALVEOLAR
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Common questions about ALVEOLAR
- Is ALVEOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALVEOLAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALVEOLAR worth?
- ALVEOLAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALVEOLAR mean?
- Relating to an alveolus, such as the tiny air sacs of the lungs, or to the ridge behind the upper teeth.
- What letters can be added to ALVEOLAR?
- ALVEOLAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALVEOLAR:
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