Is ALTERNATION a word?
ALTERNATION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ALTERNATION is a valid word.
What does alternation mean?
noun: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again.
“a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ALTERNATION: word details
- Pronunciation: AWL-tur-nay-shuhn (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside alternation
Words you can make from the letters of alternation.
Solve a whole rack, not just ALTERNATION
ALTERNATION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ALTERNATION mean?
ALTERNATION is a noun. It means: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again.
Is ALTERNATION a valid word?
Yes, ALTERNATION is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.