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Is ALONE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, ALONE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adverb and an adjective, most often meaning “without any others being included or involved”.

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Is ALONE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ALONE is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: ANOLE.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
5
Scrabble
5 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

ALONE meaning and definition

ALONE has 4 common senses and works as an adverb and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

ALONE as an adverb

  1. Without any others being included or involved.
  2. Without anybody else or anything else.

ALONE as an adjective

  1. Isolated from others.
  2. Lacking companions or companionship.

ALONE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

ALONE scores 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is A, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
A11
L12
O11
N12
E11
Total57

ALONE on premium squares

On a double word square ALONE scores 10 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 15. Putting A on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 5 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of ALONE

1 word uses exactly the same 5 letters as ALONE. See all anagrams of ALONE.

  • anole5

Shorter words hiding in ALONE

The letters A, L, O, N, E make 36 shorter words, up to 4 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble ALONE: all 36 words.

  • one3
  • lean4
  • no2
  • on2
  • loan4
  • lane4
  • lone4
  • aeon4
  • al2
  • el2
  • elan4
  • eon3
  • la2
  • lea3
  • ne2
  • ale3
  • aloe4
  • an2
  • ane3
  • ea2
  • en2
  • enol4
  • na2
  • noel4

Words like ALONE

One-letter changes to ALONE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in ALONE

  • along6
  • clone7
  • atone5
  • agone6
  • aline5
  • axone12
  • alane5
  • alowe8

Remove one letter from ALONE

  • lone4
  • aloe4

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ALONE word facts

ALONE is a 5-letter word with 5 distinct letters: 3 vowels (A, O and E) and 2 consonants. It starts with A and ends with E. By corpus frequency, ALONE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters A, L, O, N, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 5 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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ALONE Scrabble word FAQ

Is ALONE a Scrabble word?

Yes. ALONE is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does ALONE mean?

ALONE is used as an adverb and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “without any others being included or involved”.

How many points is ALONE worth in Scrabble?

ALONE is worth 5 points in Scrabble: A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 10, and on a triple word square 15.

How many points is ALONE in Words With Friends?

ALONE is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of ALONE?

ALONE has 1 anagram: ANOLE. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in ALONE?

You can make 36 shorter words from the letters in ALONE, including ONE, LEAN, NO and ON.

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