aliyah
NOUN
/ɑ'liɔ/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
aliyah is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1I1Y4A1H4
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does aliyah mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel.
“students making aliyah”
BROADER
2
(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah.
“he was called on for an aliyah”
BROADER