Unscramble ALTERNATIVE

The letters in ALTERNATIVE make 558 words in the ENABLE word list. The longest words inside it are ALTERNATE, RETALIATE and VENTILATE, with 9 letters. The highest-scoring is ALTERNATIVE, worth 14 points.

Words
558
Longest
11 letters
Top score
14 (ALTERNATIVE)

Letters: A ×2E ×2ILNRT ×2V

Words made from ALTERNATIVE

11-letter words 1

9-letter words 7

aliterate9alternate9 intervale12retaliate9tervalent12trivalent12ventilate12

8-letter words 23

alienate8alterant8anteater8antevert11attainer8aventail11elaterin8entailer8interval11 laterite8levanter11levirate11levitate11literate8nettlier8reattain8relative11 relevant11 tarletan8treenail8valerate11valerian11varietal11

7-letter words 53

aliener7arenite7arietta7ariette7atelier7elative10enteral7entitle7entreat7eternal7 intreat7iterant7iterate7latrine7leavier10lineate7livener10naivete10nattier7navette10nervate10nettier7nettler7nitrate7ratline7rattail7ratteen7ravelin10reavail10reliant7retinae7retinal7retitle7taeniae7taverna10teleran7tentier7ternate7tertial7tertian7tetanal7trainee7travail10trenail7valiant10variant10 variate10vealier10veinlet10velaria10ventail10ventral10veteran10

6-letter words 109

aerate6aerial6 antler6antral6atrial6attain6attire6entail6entire6 invert9lariat6larvae9lateen6latent6latter6 lattin6leaner6learnt6leaven9leaver9letter6 levant9linear6 linter6litten6litter6 nailer6native9 natter6neater6netter6nettle6rattan6ratten6rattle6ravine9relate6 relent6relive9rental6 retail6 retain6 retina6reveal9 revile9taenia6tailer6talent6 tantra6tartan6tavern9tenter6travel9 trivet9valine9varlet9venial9venter9verite9vernal9
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5-letter words 150

alert5 alien5 alive8 altar5 alter5 anvil8arena5 ariel5avail8avant8avert8avian8eaten5eater5elite5 enter5 event8 inert5inlet5inter5 irate5larva8later5 latte5learn5 leave8 lever8 levin8liner5 liter5litre5liver8 naive8 natal5naval8 navel8nerve8 never8 raven8 renal5revel8rival8 riven8taint5tatar5tenet5tiara5titan5 title5 trail5 train5 trait5 treat5 trial5 trite5valet8varna8viral8 vitae8vital8
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3-letter words 71

ain3air3 ala3ale3 alt3ana3 ani3ant3 are3 art3 ate3att3ava6ave6ear3 eat3 eel3era3 ere3eta3eve6 ire3lat3lea3lee3 lei3let3 lev6lie3 lin3lit3 nee3net3 nil3nit3ran3rat3 rei3ret3rev6 ria3rin3tae3tan3 tar3 tat3tea3 tee3 tel3ten3 tie3 til3tin3 van6 var6 vat6vee6vet6 via6vie6
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2-letter words 20

aa2 ae2ai2 al2an2ar2 at2 el2 en2 er2et2in2 it2la2 li2 na2ne2re2 ta2ti2

What some of these words mean

ALTERNATE adjective
every second one of a series
RELEVANT adjective
having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
RELATIVE noun
a person related by blood or marriage
INTERVAL noun
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
VETERAN noun
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

alternative14 ventilate12trivalent12intervale12tervalent12relevant11 relative11 interval11 valerian11levitate11

Questions

How many words can you make from the letters in ALTERNATIVE?

558 words, from 2 to 11 letters long, using each letter no more times than it appears.

Does ALTERNATIVE have any anagrams?

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly the letters of ALTERNATIVE. The longest words inside it have 9 letters, such as ALTERNATE and RETALIATE.

What is the highest-scoring word you can make from ALTERNATIVE?

ALTERNATIVE, worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values, followed by VENTILATE and TRIVALENT.