ALYSSUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALYSSUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALYSSUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALYSSUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALYSSUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alyssumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALYSSUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALYSSUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does ALYSSUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low-growing garden plant with clusters of small white or yellow flowers.
Gardeners plant alyssum along borders and between paving stones because it spreads quickly and smells sweetly of honey. The best-known kind is sweet alyssum, which flowers for months. The name also covers a larger genus of related plants.
How ALYSSUM is used
Alyssum is a gardening and botanical name for the plant and its genus.
- White alyssum spilled over the edge of the stone wall.
- She sowed alyssum along the front path.
- Bees love the honey scent of alyssum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALYSSUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALYSSUM
The 7 tiles of ALYSSUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALYSSUM
1 longer words begin with ALYSSUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALYSSUM
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Common questions about ALYSSUM
- Is ALYSSUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALYSSUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALYSSUM worth?
- ALYSSUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALYSSUM mean?
- A low-growing garden plant with clusters of small white or yellow flowers.
- What letters can be added to ALYSSUM?
- ALYSSUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALYSSUM:
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