Yes. ALAE is a valid word.
ALAE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ALAE 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 ALAE
ALAE is the plural of ALA, a Latin word for a wing, used in biology for any wing or winglike part, like the flared sides of the nose. Latin plurals ending in AE turn up often in word games: ALAE, AQUAE, AREAE and ZOEAE are all valid. ALAE clears two A tiles and an E with a single L, which is a big help on a rack heavy with vowels.
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ALAE scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + L 1 + A 1 + E 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: ALAE as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and ALAE is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, L, A and E.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
ALAE + G
ALAE + K
ALAE + N
ALAE + P
ALAE + R
- AREALform of AREA: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture…
ALAE + T
- ALATE(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
Memory tip
ALAE is the plural of ALA, a wing or a part shaped like one. One ala, two alae.
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