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Is alacrity a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alacrity is a Scrabble US word. The word alacrity is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is alacrity a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alacrity is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

A1L1A1C3R1I1T1Y4

Is alacrity a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word alacrity is a Words With Friends word. The word alacrity is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ALACRITY,

7-letter words (2 found)

CLARITY,LACTARY,

6-letter words (10 found)

ARTILY,ATRIAL,CITRAL,CLARTY,LARIAT,LATRIA,RACIAL,RACILY,RAIYAT,RICTAL,

5-letter words (37 found)

AARTI,ACARI,ALARY,ALIYA,ALTAR,ARTAL,ARTIC,ATRIA,CARAT,CARTA,CITAL,CLART,CLARY,CRAAL,ICTAL,LAARI,LAIRY,LAITY,LIART,LYART,LYCRA,LYRIC,LYTIC,RAITA,RATAL,RIATA,RIYAL,TAIRA,TALAR,TALCY,TAYRA,TIARA,TICAL,TRAIL,TRIAC,TRIAL,YARTA,

4-letter words (51 found)

ACAI,ACTA,ACYL,AIRT,AIRY,ALAR,ALAY,ALIT,ARIA,ARIL,ARTI,ARTY,ARYL,CARL,CART,CIRL,CITY,CLAT,CLAY,CLIT,CRAY,CRIA,CRIT,LACY,LAIC,LAIR,LARI,LATI,LIAR,LIRA,LYRA,RACA,RACY,RAIA,RAIL,RAIT,RATA,RAYA,RIAL,RICY,RYAL,TAAL,TAIL,TALA,TALC,TALI,TARA,TIAR,TIRL,TRAY,YAAR,

3-letter words (39 found)

AAL,ACT,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALT,ARC,ART,ARY,CAA,CAL,CAR,CAT,CAY,CIT,CLY,CRY,ICY,ITA,LAC,LAR,LAT,LAY,LIT,RAI,RAT,RAY,RIA,RIT,RYA,TAI,TAR,TAY,TIC,TIL,TRY,YAR,

2-letter words (12 found)

AA,AI,AL,AR,AT,AY,IT,LA,LI,TA,TI,YA,

You can make 152 words from alacrity according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alacrity

alacrity

Etymology

Mid-15th century; from Middle English alacrite, from Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”) + -itās (“-ity”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) enPR: ə-lă'crĭ-tē, IPA(key): /əˈlækɹɨti/

Noun

alacrity (countable and uncountable, plural alacrities)

  1. Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
    Synonyms: avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, willingness
    Antonyms: apathy, disinclination, hesitance, indifference, reluctance
    • 1553 (posth.), Thomas More, A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation, Book I, Chapter 19:
      Besides, a wealthy man, well at ease, may pray to God quietly and merrily with alacrity and great quietness of mind, whereas he who lieth groaning in his grief cannot endure to pray nor can he hardly think upon anything but his pain.
  2. Promptness; speed.
    Synonyms: briskness, celerity, haste, promptness, quickness, swiftness

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