Is ALERTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALERTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALERTER mean?
Alerter is a form of ALERT.
- verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
“The empty house alarmed him”
- adjective
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
“caught by a couple of alert cops”
- noun
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
“bombers were put on alert during the crisis”
- noun
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ALERTER
ALERTER has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ALERTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ALERTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alterer7
- realter7
- relater7
- elater6
- realer6
- relate6
- retear6
- retral6
- tearer6
- terrae6
- alert5
- alter5
- arete5
- artel5
- eater5
- elate5
- laree5
- later5
- ratel5
- rater5
- relet5
- taler5
- tarre5
- telae5
- terra5
- alee4
- earl4
- late4
- lear4
- leer4
- leet4
- rale4
- rare4
- rate4
- real4
- rear4
- reel4
- rete4
- tael4
- tale4
- tare4
- teal4
- tear4
- teel4
- tela4
- tele4
- tree4
- ale3
- alt3
- are3
- art3
- ate3
- ear3
- eat3
- eel3
- era3
- ere3
- err3
- eta3
- lar3
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