Unscramble ALPHA
ALPHA is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 10 points and 11 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 16 words in total, from 5 letters down to two. No other word uses all 5 letters, which makes it a safe rack to hold. The highest scoring option is ALPHA at 10 points in Scrabble. The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning. In am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev. xxii.
What ALPHA is worth
Face value only, before any premium square. These letters are worth more in Words With Friends, 11 against 10.
| Letter | In ALPHA | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2× | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1× | 4 | 3 |
| l | 1× | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1× | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 10 | 11 |
Longest words here
More ways to use these letters
Scores shown are the bare tile values. Premium squares, and the fifty point bonus for using all seven tiles, are not included because they depend on where the word lands. More on that here.