Is ALES a word?
ALES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 5 other words, plus 11 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ALES is a valid word.
What does ales mean?
ALES is an inflected form of ale.
noun: a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ALES: word details
- Pronunciation: AYLZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 4 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 5 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of ales
Shorter words inside ales
Words you can make from the letters of ales.
Solve a whole rack, not just ALES
ALES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ALES mean?
ALES is an inflected form of ale and is a noun. It means: a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume.
Is ALES a valid word?
Yes, ALES is a valid word. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.