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Alewife

a 1l 1e 1w 4i 1f 4e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does alewife mean?

noun

  1. flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

  2. shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus

    Synonymsalosa pseudoharenguspomolobus pseudoharengus

Is ALEWIFE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ALEWIFE worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1l 1e 1w 4i 1f 4e 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
a 1l 2e 1w 4i 1f 4e 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1l 1e 1w 4i 1f 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
a 1l 2e 1w 5i 1f 4e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ALEWIFE

Hooks for ALEWIFE

Add one letter to the front or back of ALEWIFE to make another word.

Front hooks

kalewife

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ALEWIFE

Common words that share the ending -IFE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

afterlifehousewifelifewifeknifemidwifepenknifestrifewildlifejackkniferife
All words ending in -IFE

Alewife: quick answers

Is ALEWIFE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ALEWIFE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ALEWIFE worth?
ALEWIFE scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does alewife mean?
As a noun, alewife means “flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ALEWIFE?
You can make 68 shorter words from ALEWIFE, such as FLAW, FLEW, WAIF, WIFE. See the full list.