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Is alpha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alpha is a Scrabble US word. The word alpha is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

A1L1P3H4A1

Is alpha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alpha is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

A1L1P3H4A1

Is alpha a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word alpha is a Words With Friends word. The word alpha is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1L2P4H3A1

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5-letter words (1 found)

ALPHA,

4-letter words (2 found)

ALAP,PAAL,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAH,AAL,AHA,ALA,ALP,HAP,LAH,LAP,PAH,PAL,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AH,AL,HA,LA,PA,

You can make 19 words from alpha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alpha

alpha

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”). Doublet of alif and aleph.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælfə/, [ˈæɫ.fə]
  • Rhymes: -ælfə

Noun

alpha (countable and uncountable, plural alphas)

  2. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
  3. Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
  4. (sciences) The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
  5. (finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
    Coordinate term: beta
  6. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
  7. (informal) Clipping of alphabet. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  8. (software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
  9. (aviation) Angle of attack.
    Coordinate terms: beta, gamma, theta
  10. (computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
  11. (computer graphics) Ellipsis of alpha layer.
  12. (statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
  13. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
    • 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
      Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • alphabet

Translations

See also

  • (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega

Further reading

  • Alpha (investment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

alpha (not comparable)

  1. Designates the first in an order of precedence.
  2. (of person, object or action) Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
  3. (astronomy) Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation.
  4. Clipping of alphabetical.

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • alaph, phaal

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.fa/
  • Homophone: alfa

Noun

alpha m (plural alpha)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)

Further reading

  • “alpha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

alpha

  1. alpha

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.pʰa]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal.fa]

Noun

alpha n (indeclinable)

  1. alpha

References

  • “alpha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “alpha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "alpha", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • alpha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

alpha m (plural alphas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of alfa.

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ faː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ faː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ faː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: an pha

Noun

alpha

  1. alpha

Source: wiktionary.org