Yes. AALII is a valid word.
AALII is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AALII is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AALII
AALII is a shrub or small tree of Hawaii and other warm regions, also called the hopbush; its plural is AALIIS. It begins with AA, the Hawaiian lava word, which makes it easy to remember. With two A tiles and two I tiles around a single L, AALII is one of the best vowel dumps in the list, and it is especially good for getting rid of doubled I tiles. In Hawaii the plant is prized as a hedge and for the papery, colorful seed capsules that are woven into leis. Because the word leans on doubled vowels, it pairs well with AA when you are planning ahead: keep an L and wait for the second I.
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AALII scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + I 1 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AALII as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AALII is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After AALII (1):
- AALIISform of AALII: a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from AALII
Other forms of AALII (1):
- AALIISform of AALII: a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, A, L, I and I.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
AALII + S
- AALIISform of AALII: a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
Memory tip
AALII is a Hawaiian shrub, the hopbush. It starts with AA, the Hawaiian lava word.
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