What does ALIGNMENT mean?

Pronunciation
/əˈlaɪnmənt/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
  3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
  4. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

alignments13

Anagrams of ALIGNMENT

lamenting12

Words inside ALIGNMENT

300 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is ALIGNMENT a valid word in word games?

ALIGNMENT 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 ALIGNMENT worth?

ALIGNMENT is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ALIGNMENT?

300 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.