5-Letter Words Starting With ALE
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With ALE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With ALE 8 words
How common is ALE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words that start with ALE. They average 8.1 points and the best is ALECK (11 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.1
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- t 25%
- e 12.5%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ALE
a 1l 1e 1c 3k 5
A 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
aleck
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words that start with ALE are there?
There are 8 five-letter words that start with ALE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ALE?
ALECK is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ALEPH (10), ALEFS (8), ALEFT (8).
Which rare five-letter words that start with ALE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ALECK (11), ALEFS (8), ALEFT (8), ALEWS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.