Is ALIMENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIMENTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIMENTARY mean?
- adjective
of or providing nourishment
“good nourishing stew”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ALIMENTARY
ALIMENTARY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ALIMENTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- animately14
- laminary13
- tyramine13
- amenity12
- anytime12
- meatily12
- interlay11
- enmity11
- layman11
- laymen11
- mainly11
- meanly11
- myelin11
- myrtle11
- namely11
- tamely11
- termly11
- timely11
- trimly11
- animater10
- antimale10
- laminate10
- marinate10
- material10
- maternal10
- terminal10
- tramline10
- anality10
- analyte10
- inertly10
- inlayer10
- irately10
- laniary10
- reality10
- riantly10
- tearily10
- amity10
- etyma10
- limey10
- malty10
- manly10
- marly10
- matey10
- mayan10
- mealy10
- meany10
- meaty10
- meiny10
- melty10
- milty10
- minty10
- mylar10
- tryma10
- yamen10
- ailment9
- aliment9
- amentia9
- amirate9
- animate9
- laminae9
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