Yes. AL is a valid word.
AL is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AL 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 AL
The tree grows in India and Southeast Asia, and the red dye from its roots once colored cloth across the region. AL is easy to forget, so it can surprise the table, and it hooks a lot: ALB, ALE, ALL, ALP, ALS and ALT.
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AL scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + L 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AL as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AL is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of AL (7):
After AL (7):
- ALAa flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- ALBa white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves
- ALEa general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast
- ALL(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- ALPany high mountain
- ALS
- ALT
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from AL
Other forms of AL (1):
Words that start with AL:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of AL and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
AL is an East Indian tree whose roots give a red dye. Its hooks are easy to remember: ALA, ALB, ALE, ALL, ALP, ALS and ALT.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with A
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.