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Is alloy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alloy is a Scrabble US word. The word alloy is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is alloy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alloy is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1L1L1O1Y4

Is alloy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word alloy is a Words With Friends word. The word alloy is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

ALLOY,LOYAL,

4-letter words (2 found)

ALLY,OLLA,

3-letter words (3 found)

ALL,LAY,LOY,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,AY,LA,LO,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 14 words from alloy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of alloy

alloy laloy alloy laloy llaoy llaoy aloly laoly aolly oally loaly olaly aloly laoly aolly oally loaly olaly lloay lloay lolay ollay lolay ollay allyo lalyo allyo lalyo llayo llayo alylo laylo ayllo yallo lyalo ylalo alylo laylo ayllo yallo lyalo ylalo llyao llyao lylao yllao lylao yllao aloyl laoyl aolyl oalyl loayl olayl alyol layol aylol yalol lyaol ylaol aoyll oayll ayoll yaoll oyall yoall loyal olyal lyoal yloal oylal yolal aloyl laoyl aolyl oalyl loayl olayl alyol layol aylol yalol lyaol ylaol aoyll oayll ayoll yaoll oyall yoall loyal olyal lyoal yloal oylal yolal lloya lloya lolya ollya lolya ollya llyoa llyoa lyloa ylloa lyloa ylloa loyla olyla lyola ylola oylla yolla loyla olyla lyola ylola oylla yolla

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word alloy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in alloy.

Definitions and meaning of alloy

alloy

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman alai, from Old French aloi, from aloiier, from Latin alligō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɔɪ/, /əˈlɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ælɔɪ, -ɔɪ

Noun

alloy (countable and uncountable, plural alloys)

  1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
  2. (archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
  3. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
  4. (figurative) Fusion, marriage, combination.
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Etymology 2

From Old French aloiier (“assemble, join”), from Latin alligare (“bind to, tie to”), compound of ad (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈlɔɪ/, /ˈæ.lɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Verb

alloy (third-person singular simple present alloys, present participle alloying, simple past and past participle alloyed)

  1. To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  2. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
    to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
  3. (figurative) To impair or debase by mixture.
    to alloy pleasure with misfortunes
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See also

  • alloy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Alloys in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
  • “alloy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Loyal, Yolla, loyal, yallo

Source: wiktionary.org