What does ALARM mean?
- Pronunciation
- /əˈlɑrm/
- Letters
- 5
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 9
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
verb
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness“The empty house alarmed him”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
alarms8
Anagrams of ALARM
malar7
Words inside ALARM
19 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is ALARM a valid word in word games?
ALARM is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is ALARM worth?
ALARM is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from ALARM?
19 other words, including AM, AL, LA and ARM.