6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
originPossibly from Middle English anelas, from Old French alesnaz, from alesne (“awl”), from Frankish *alisnu, *alasnu (“awl”), related to Old High German alasna, Alemannic German Alesne, Alse (“awl”); compare also Old High German āla (“awl”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0