ALIEN
Unscramble ALIEN and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.
Letter by Letter
| Letter | a | l | i | e | n | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Word Game Intelligence
ALIEN AnalysisVowel & Consonant Structure
3 vowels · 2 consonants
Vowels (A at #1, I at #3, E at #4)
Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)
Wordle Playability
S-TierLetter frequency score: 91/100
High frequency of popular Wordle letters makes ALIEN a strong opening or solving probe.
Hive & Anagram Power
5 unique letters · 37 sub-words
Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).
Is ALIEN a Wordle Word?
ALIEN is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.
Anagrams of ALIEN
5 other words use exactly these letters.
Words Inside ALIEN
37 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when ALIEN won't fit on the board.
3-letter words
2-letter words
What Does ALIEN Mean?
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