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Yes, ALTERNATE is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: A 1, L 1, T 1, E 1, R 1, N 1, A 1, T 1, E 1.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 9 points.

About ALTERNATE

ALTERNATE is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

noun

  1. someone who takes the place of another person

verb

  1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
  3. be an understudy or alternate for a role
  4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
  5. do something in turns

adjective

  1. every second one of a series
  2. serving or used in place of another
  3. occurring by turns; first one and then the other
  4. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired

Synonyms

Also: flip-flop, take turns.

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