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Yes. The word alternative is a Scrabble US word. The word alternative is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is alternative a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alternative is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Yes. The word alternative is a Words With Friends word. The word alternative is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

ALTERNATIVE,

10-letter words (1 found)

ALTERATIVE,

9-letter words (11 found)

ALITERATE,ALTERNATE,AVENTAILE,ERVALENTA,EVITERNAL,INTERVALE,RETALIATE,REVALENTA,TERVALENT,TRIVALENT,VENTILATE,

8-letter words (29 found)

ALIENATE,ALTERANT,ALTERNAT,ANTEATER,ANTEVERT,ANTLIATE,ATTAINER,AVENTAIL,ELATERIN,ELVANITE,ENTAILER,INTERVAL,LATERITE,LEVANTER,LEVIRATE,LEVITATE,LITERATE,NETTLIER,RATTLINE,REATTAIN,RELATIVE,RELEVANT,TAENIATE,TARLETAN,TREENAIL,VALERATE,VALERIAN,VARIETAL,VENTAILE,

7-letter words (72 found)

AILETTE,ALIENER,ALTERNE,ANTLIAE,ARENITE,ARIETTA,ARIETTE,ATELIER,AVENTRE,AVIETTE,ELATIVE,ENTERAL,ENTITLE,ENTRAIL,ENTREAT,ETERNAL,EVIRATE,EVITATE,INTREAT,ITERANT,ITERATE,LAETARE,LARVATE,LATRANT,LATRINE,LEAVIER,LETTERN,LINEATE,LIVENER,NAIVETE,NATTIER,NAVETTE,NERVATE,NETTIER,NETTLER,NITRATE,RATLINE,RATTAIL,RATTEEN,RATTLIN,RAVELIN,REALTIE,REAVAIL,RELIANT,RETINAE,RETINAL,RETITLE,TAENIAE,TAENITE,TAIVERT,TARTANE,TARTINE,TAVERNA,TELERAN,TENTIER,TERNATE,TERTIAL,TERTIAN,TETANAL,TRAINEE,TRAVAIL,TRENAIL,TRENTAL,VALIANT,VARIANT,VARIATE,VEALIER,VEINLET,VELARIA,VENTAIL,VENTRAL,VETERAN,

6-letter words (145 found)

AERATE,AERIAL,ALEVIN,ALINER,ALTERN,ALVINE,ANTIAR,ANTLER,ANTLIA,ANTRAL,ATRIAL,ATTAIN,ATTIRE,AVAILE,AVANTI,AVENIR,AVIATE,AVITAL,ELANET,ELATER,ENTAIL,ENTERA,ENTIRE,ENVIER,EVILER,INVERT,LANATE,LARIAT,LARINE,LARVAE,LATEEN,LATENT,LATINA,LATRIA,LATTEN,LATTER,LATTIN,LAVEER,LEANER,LEARNT,LEAVEN,LEAVER,LENITE,LETTER,LETTRE,LEVANT,LEVIER,LEVITE,LIERNE,LIEVER,LINEAR,LINTER,LITTEN,LITTER,NAILER,NAIVER,NARIAL,NATIVE,NATTER,NEATER,NERITE,NERVAL,NETTER,NETTIE,NETTLE,RATEEN,RATINE,RATITE,RATLIN,RATTAN,RATTEN,RATTLE,RAVINE,REALIA,RELATA,RELATE,RELENT,RELINE,RELIVE,RENAIL,RENTAL,RETAIL,RETAIN,RETIAL,RETILE,RETINA,RETINE,RETINT,REVEAL,REVILE,TAENIA,TAILER,TAIVER,TALANT,TALEAE,TALENT,TANTRA,TARNAL,TARTAN,TATLER,TAVERN,TAVERT,TELNET,TENAIL,TENIAE,TENTER,TENTIE,TERATA,TERNAL,TERTIA,TILTER,TINEAL,TINTER,TITLER,TRAVEL,TREVET,TRIENE,TRINAL,TRIVET,VAINER,VALETA,VALETE,VALINE,VARLET,VATTER,VEALER,VEILER,VEINAL,VEINER,VELATE,VELETA,VENIAL,VENIRE,VENITE,VENTER,VENTIL,VENTRE,VERITE,VERLAN,VERNAL,VETTER,VINEAL,VIRENT,VITTAE,VITTLE,

5-letter words (198 found)

AARTI,AERIE,AINEE,AIVER,ALANE,ALANT,ALATE,ALERT,ALIEN,ALINE,ALIVE,ALTAR,ALTER,ALVAR,ANEAR,ANELE,ANILE,ANTAE,ANTAR,ANTRA,ANTRE,ANVIL,AREAE,AREAL,ARENA,ARENE,ARETE,ARETT,ARIEL,ARTAL,ARTEL,ARVAL,ARVEE,ATILT,ATRIA,ATTAR,AVAIL,AVALE,AVANT,AVERT,AVIAN,AVINE,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,ELAIN,ELATE,ELINT,ELITE,ELVAN,ELVEN,ELVER,ENATE,ENLIT,ENTER,ENTIA,ERVEN,ERVIL,ETTIN,ETTLE,EVENT,EVERT,EVITE,INERT,INLET,INTEL,INTER,INTRA,INVAR,IRATE,LAARI,LANAI,LAREE,LARNT,LARVA,LATEN,LATER,LATTE,LAVER,LAVRA,LEANT,LEARE,LEARN,LEAVE,LEEAR,LENTI,LEVER,LEVIN,LIANA,LIANE,LIART,LIEVE,LINER,LITER,LITRE,LIVEN,LIVER,LIVRE,NAEVE,NAEVI,NAIRA,NAIVE,NATAL,NAVAL,NAVAR,NAVEL,NEIVE,NERAL,NERVE,NEVEL,NEVER,NIEVE,NITER,NITRE,NIVAL,RAILE,RAINE,RAITA,RANEE,RATAL,RATAN,RATEL,RAVEL,RAVEN,RAVIN,REATA,REATE,REAVE,REIVE,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RENAL,RENTE,RETIA,RETIE,REVEL,REVET,REVIE,RIANT,RIATA,RIEVE,RIVAL,RIVEL,RIVEN,RIVET,TAINT,TAIRA,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,TANTI,TATAR,TATER,TATIE,TAVER,TELAE,TELIA,TENET,TENIA,TERAI,TERNE,TETRA,TETRI,TIARA,TILER,TINEA,TITAN,TITER,TITLE,TITRE,TRAIL,TRAIN,TRAIT,TRANT,TRAVE,TREAT,TREEN,TRIAL,TRINE,TRITE,VAIRE,VALET,VARAN,VARIA,VARNA,VEALE,VEENA,VELAR,VENAE,VENAL,VILER,VINAL,VINER,VIRAL,VITAE,VITAL,VITTA,

4-letter words (191 found)

AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ALAE,ALAN,ALAR,ALEE,ALIT,ANAL,ANIL,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARIL,ARLE,ARNA,ARTI,AVAL,AVEL,AVER,EALE,EARL,EARN,EAVE,EEVN,EINA,EINE,ELAN,EREV,ERNE,ETAT,ETEN,ETNA,EVEN,EVER,EVET,EVIL,ILEA,LAER,LAIN,LAIR,LANA,LANE,LANT,LARE,LARI,LARN,LATE,LATI,LAVA,LAVE,LEAN,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LENT,LERE,LEVA,LEVE,LIAR,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LINT,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LIVE,NAIL,NALA,NARE,NAVE,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NETE,NETT,NEVE,NEVI,NIRL,NITE,RAIA,RAIL,RAIN,RAIT,RALE,RANA,RANI,RANT,RATA,RATE,RAVE,REAL,REAN,REEL,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RITE,RITT,RIVA,RIVE,TAAL,TAEL,TAIL,TAIN,TAIT,TALA,TALE,TALI,TANA,TANE,TARA,TARE,TARN,TART,TATE,TAVA,TEAL,TEAR,TEAT,TEEL,TEEN,TEER,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TELE,TELT,TENE,TENT,TERN,TETE,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TILT,TINA,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TIRL,TITE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,VAIL,VAIN,VAIR,VALE,VALI,VANE,VANT,VARA,VARE,VEAL,VEER,VEIL,VEIN,VELA,VELE,VENA,VENT,VERA,VERT,VIAE,VIAL,VIER,VILE,VINA,VINE,VINT,VIRE,VIRL,VITA,VITE,VLEI,VRIL,

3-letter words (88 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIN,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALE,ALT,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,AVA,AVE,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERN,ETA,EVE,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LAV,LEA,LEE,LEI,LET,LEV,LIE,LIN,LIT,NAE,NAT,NAV,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,RAI,RAN,RAT,RAV,REE,REI,REN,RET,REV,RIA,RIN,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAR,TAT,TAV,TEA,TEE,TEL,TEN,TET,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIT,VAE,VAN,VAR,VAT,VEE,VET,VIA,VIE,VIN,

2-letter words (23 found)

AA,AE,AI,AL,AN,AR,AT,EA,EE,EL,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,LA,LI,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 760 words from alternative according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alternative

alternative

Etymology

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin alternō (“interchange, alternate”). Compare alternate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/

Adjective

alternative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
    1. (linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
      Synonym: disjunctive
  2. Other; different from something else.
  3. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
    alternative medicine; alternative lifestyle; alternative rock
  4. (obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

alternative (plural alternatives)

  1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]
  2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]
  3. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted. [from 18th c.]
  4. (uncountable, music) alternative rock
  5. A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
    Disability activists discourage the use of the words "crazy" and "insane" due to their negative connections to mental health, suggesting alternatives such as "wild", "silly", or "out of this world", which do not relate to mental health.

Synonyms

  • Synonyms: see Thesaurus:option

Antonyms

  • different or opposing

Translations

See also

  • variant

References

  • “alternative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “alternative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alternaˈtive/
  • Rhymes: -ive

Adverb

alternative

  1. alternatively

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.tɛʁ.na.tiv/
  • Homophone: alternatives

Adjective

alternative

  1. feminine singular of alternatif

Noun

alternative f (plural alternatives)

  1. alternative

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

alternative

  1. inflection of alternativ:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧ve

Adjective

alternative

  1. feminine plural of alternativo

Noun

alternative f

  1. plural of alternativa

Anagrams

  • alternatevi

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naːˈtiː.u̯e/, [äɫ̪t̪ɛrnäːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.ve/, [äl̪t̪ernäˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

alternātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of alternātīvus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

alternative

  1. inflection of alternativ:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

alternative

  1. inflection of alternativ:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Swedish

Adjective

alternative

  1. definite natural masculine singular of alternativ

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