What does ALTERNATE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈɔltərnət/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. every second one of a series“the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays”
  2. serving or used in place of another“an alternative plan”
  3. occurring by turns; first one and then the other“alternating feelings of love and hate”
  4. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired“stems with alternate leaves”

verb

  1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
  3. be an understudy or alternate for a role
  4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

alternated11alternates10

Anagrams of ALTERNATE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ALTERNATE

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

letter6 talent6 enter5 later5 learn5 treat5 area4 lane4 late4 near4 rate4 real4 rent4 tree4 are3 art3 eat3 era3 lee3 let3 net3 ran3tea3 ten3 al2an2at2 et2la2 re2

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Questions

Is ALTERNATE a valid word in word games?

ALTERNATE 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 ALTERNATE worth?

ALTERNATE is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ALTERNATE?

188 other words, including ARE, AT, AN and LET.