What does ALTERNATIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. serving or used in place of another“an alternative plan”
  2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities“alternative possibilities were neutrality or war”
  3. pertaining to unconventional choices“an alternative life style”

noun

  1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen“what option did I have?”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

alternatives15

Anagrams of ALTERNATIVE

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

Words inside ALTERNATIVE

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

entire6 event8 later5 learn5 leave8 never8 title5 area4 even7 ever7 late4 line4 live7 near4 rate4 real4 air3 are3 art3 eat3 let3 ten3 via6al2an2at2 in2 it2la2 re2

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Questions

Is ALTERNATIVE a valid word in word games?

ALTERNATIVE 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 ALTERNATIVE worth?

ALTERNATIVE is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ALTERNATIVE?

557 other words, including IN, IT, ARE and AT.