allege

Verb

Verb Forms: alleged, alleging, alleges

To claim or assert something is true without proof.
report or maintain
- "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"
To state under oath, to plead.
To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
To lighten, diminish.

Examples

I allege this is a valid word, but I’ll check the dictionary just in case.
The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English aleggen, perhaps from Old French alleguer, or from Anglo-Norman aleger, the form perhaps from Old French esligier (“to acquit”), from Medieval Latin *exlītigāre (“to clear at law”), from Latin ex (“out”) + lītigō (“sue at law”), but the meaning from Old French alleguer, from Latin allēgāre (“send on a mission, depute; relate, mention, adduce”), from ad (“to”) + lēgō (“send”).

Synonyms

aver, say

Scrabble Score: 7

allege: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
allege: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
allege: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

allege: valid Words With Friends Word