Is ALS a word?
ALS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends, has 3 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 0 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ALS is a valid word.
What does als mean?
noun: thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ALS: word details
- Pronunciation: ALZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 3 letters, a short word. It is one of 1,300 3-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 3 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 4 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 als
Solve a whole rack, not just ALS
ALS 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 ALS mean?
ALS is a noun. It means: thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs.
Is ALS a valid word?
Yes, ALS is a valid word. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 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.