/ælp/
noun

Is ALP a Scrabble word?

Yes. ALP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

  2. An alpine meadow.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: alp via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Late Middle English, back-formation from alps pl, via French from Latin Alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”). Compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)).

ALP at a glance

ALP has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + P 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #25,651 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ALP

More endings

Same last three letters as ALP. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SCALP9
  • PALP8
  • SALP6
  • CALP8
  • PEDIPALP15

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