Yes. ALEE is a valid word.
ALEE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ALEE 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 ALEE
ALEE is a sailing term meaning on or toward the lee, the sheltered side of a ship away from the wind; “hard alee” is called when turning the boat. It is an adverb, so there is no plural. ALEE uses an A, an L and two E tiles. It also hooks: put an A in front of LEE and you have ALEE.
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ALEE scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + L 1 + E 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: ALEE as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and ALEE is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ALEE and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
ALEE is a sailing word: on or toward the side of a ship away from the wind.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
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.
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