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ALVEOLARS

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ALVEOLARS Means

ALVEOLARS is a form of ALVEOLAR, which means:

  1. adjective: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
  2. adjective: pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw“alveolar processes”
  3. noun: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ALVEOLARS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 L1 V4 E1 O1 L1 A1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ALVEOLARS

293 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (3)

7 letter words (5)

6 letter words (32)

5 letter words (84)

4 letter words (98)

3 letter words (55)

2 letter words (16)

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