ALTERNATES

10 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ALTERNATES Means

ALTERNATES is a form of ALTERNATE, which means:

verb: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
verb: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
adjective: every second one of a series“the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays”
adjective: serving or used in place of another“an alternative plan”

Similar words

JUMP SUBSTITUTE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ALTERNATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 L1 T1 E1 R1 N1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ALTERNATES

704 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (6)

ALTERANTS ALTERNATE ALTERNATS ANTEATERS TARLETANS TRANSLATE

8 letter words (22)

ALERTEST ALTERANT ALTERNAT ALTERNES ANTEATER ARSENATE ASTERNAL ATLANTES ELASTANE ENTREATS ETERNALS LAETARES LETTERNS NETTLERS RATTEENS SERENATA SLATTERN STEARATE TARLETAN TARTANES TELERANS TRENTALS

7 letter words (72)

6 letter words (145)

AERATE ALANTS ALATES ALERTS ALTARS ALTERN ALTERS ANEARS ANELES ANSATE ANTARS ANTLER ANTRAL ANTRES ARENAS ARENES ARETES ARETTS ARTELS ASLANT ASTARE ASTART ASTERN ASTERT ASTRAL ATTARS EASTER EATERS ELANET ELATER ELATES ENATES ENSATE ENSEAL ENSEAR ENTERA ENTERS ESTATE ESTRAL ETTLES LANATE LAREES LASTER LATEEN LATENS LATENT LATEST LATTEN LATTER LATTES LEANER LEARES LEARNS LEARNT LEASER LEEARS LETTER LETTRE NATTER NEATER NERALS NESTER NESTLE NETTER NETTLE RANEES RANSEL RATALS RATANS RATEEN RATELS RATTAN RATTEN RATTLE REALES REATAS REATES RELATA RELATE RELENT RELETS RENEST RENTAL RENTES RESALE RESEAL RESEAT RESENT RETEST SAETER SALTER SANTAL SATEEN SEALER SEARAT SEATER SENATE SETTER SETTLE SLATER STALER STATAL STATER STEALE STEALT STEANE STEARE STELAE STELAR STERNA STRATA STREEL STREET STRENE TALANT TALARS TALEAE TALENT TALERS TANTRA TARNAL TARSAL TARSEL TARTAN TASLET TASTER TATARS TATERS TATLER TEASEL TEASER TELNET TENETS TENSER TENTER TERATA TERNAL TERNES TESTAE TESTER TETRAS TRANSE TRANTS TREATS TREENS

5 letter words (200)

ALANE ALANS ALANT ALATE ALERT ALTAR ALTER ANEAR ANELE ANLAS ANSAE ANTAE ANTAR ANTAS ANTES ANTRA ANTRE AREAE AREAL AREAS ARENA ARENE ARETE ARETS ARETT ARLES ARNAS ARTAL ARTEL ASTER ATLAS ATTAR EALES EARLS EARNS EARST EASEL EASER EASLE EATEN EATER ELANS ELATE ENATE ENTER ERASE ERNES ESTER ETATS ETENS ETNAS ETTLE LAERS LANAS LANES LANTS LAREE LARES LARNS LASER LATEN LATER LATTE LEANS LEANT LEARE LEARN LEARS LEASE LEAST LEATS LEEAR LEERS LEETS LENES LENSE LERES NALAS NARAS NARES NASAL NATAL NATES NEALS NEARS NEATS NERAL NERTS NETES NETTS RALES RANAS RANEE RANTS RASTA RATAL RATAN RATAS RATEL RATES REALS REANS REAST REATA REATE REELS REENS REEST RELET RENAL RENTE RENTS RESAT RESET SALET SANER SARAN SAREE SEARE SENTE SERAL SETAE SETAL SLANE SLANT SLART SLATE SLEER SLEET SNARE SNARL SNEER STALE STANE STARE STARN START STATE STEAL STEAN STEAR STEEL STEEN STEER STELA STELE STENT STERE STERN STRAE TAALS TAELS TALAR TALAS TALEA TALER TALES TANAS TARAS TARES TARNS TARTS TASAR TASER TASTE TATAR TATER TATES TEALS TEARS TEASE TEATS TEELS TEENS TEERS TELAE TELES TENES TENET TENSE TENTS TERAS TERES TERNE TERNS TERSE TERTS TESLA TESTA TESTE TETES TETRA TRANS TRANT TRATS TREAT TREEN TREES TREST TRETS

4 letter words (165)

3 letter words (73)

AAL AAS ALA ALE ALS ALT ANA ANE ANS ANT ARE ARS ART ATE ATS ATT EAN EAR EAS EAT EEL EEN ELS ELT ENE ENS ERA ERE ERN ERS EST ETA LAR LAS LAT LEA LEE LES LET NAE NAS NAT NEE NET RAN RAS RAT REE REN RES RET SAE SAL SAN SAR SAT SEA SEE SEL SEN SER SET TAE TAN TAR TAS TAT TEA TEE TEL TEN TES TET

2 letter words (21)

AA AE AL AN AR AS AT EA EE EL EN ER ES ET LA NA NE RE ST TA TE

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