With ALE
12 words · highest scoring is whale at 11 points
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About 5 Letter Words With ALE
There are 12 five letter words containing ALE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is whale at 11 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 12 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ALERT, SALES, TALES among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With ALE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With ALE
- whale11
- shale8
- valet8
- wales8
- baler7
- males7
- paler7
- scale7
Common 5 Letter Words With ALE
- alert5
- baler7
- paler7
- sales5
- shale8
- stale5
- valet8
- wales8
5 Letter Words With ALE Defined
- alertAdjective · 5 points
- quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant
- malesNoun · 7 points
- a male animal or plant
- salesNoun · 5 points
- the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something
- shaleNoun · 8 points
- soft finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates
- talesNoun · 5 points
- a writ for summoning substitute jurors when the original jury has become deficient in number
- walesNoun · 8 points
- a ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy
5 Letter Words With ALE: Questions
How many five letter words containing ALE are there?
There are 12 five letter words containing ALE in our dictionary, and 12 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing ALE?
WHALE is the highest scoring option at 11 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing ALE?
ALERT, SALES, TALES are among the most familiar five letter words containing ALE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing ALE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.