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Yes. The word alan is a Scrabble US word. The word alan is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word alan is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

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4-letter words (4 found)

ALAN,ANAL,LANA,NALA,

3-letter words (3 found)

AAL,ALA,ANA,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AL,AN,LA,NA,

You can make 12 words from alan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of alan

alan laan aaln aaln laan alan alna lana anla nala lnaa nlaa aanl aanl anal naal anal naal lana alna lnaa nlaa anla nala

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Definitions and meaning of alan

alan

Pronunciation

Noun

alan (plural alans)

  1. Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

  • Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

Azerbaijani

Participle

alan

  1. subject non-past participle of almaq

Czech

Noun

alan m inan

  1. alane, aluminium hydride (AlH3)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin by Musilová and Peňázová, 2000, ped.muni.cz
  • Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

Finnish

Noun

alan

  1. genitive singular of ala

Verb

alan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alkaa

Anagrams

  • lana

Gothic

Romanization

alan

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽

Hiligaynon

Adjective

álan

  1. rancid

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈlɑːn/

Noun

alan f (Arabic spelling ئالان)

  1. Alternative form of olan

Declension

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (to nourish, grow), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (to grow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.lɑn/

Verb

alan

  1. to nourish
  2. to grow, produce
  3. to appear

Conjugation

Sumerian

Romanization

alan

  1. Romanization of 𒀩 (alan)

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.ɫɑn/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, glade, plain ground), from Common Turkic *alaŋ.

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

  1. area, square as for place.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (to take, to receive) +‎ -an.

Adjective

alan

  1. recipient, susceptive

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

  1. The person who takes something.

Anagrams

  • nala

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈalan/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːlan/, /ˈalan/

Noun

alan m (plural alannon)

  1. asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
  2. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Derived terms

  • alan bach (white butterbur, Petasites albus)
  • alan bychan (coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara)
  • alan gawr (giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus)
  • alan mawr (butterbur (plant), Petasites hybridus)
  • alan mis bach (winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans)
  • alan mwyaf (giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus)
  • alan pêr (winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans)
  • gwyfyn yr alan (butterbur (moth), Hydraecia petasitis)

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org