Is ALERTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALERTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALERTEST mean?
Alertest 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
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 8
A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 8 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 ALERTEST
ALERTEST 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.
Words you can make from ALERTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elaters7
- estreat7
- latters7
- letters7
- rattles7
- realest7
- relates7
- reslate7
- restate7
- retaste7
- settler7
- starlet7
- startle7
- stealer7
- sterlet7
- trestle7
- alerts6
- alters6
- aretes6
- artels6
- easter6
- eaters6
- elater6
- elates6
- estate6
- estral6
- larees6
- laster6
- latest6
- latter6
- lattes6
- leaser6
- letter6
- ratels6
- rattle6
- reales6
- relate6
- relets6
- resale6
- reseal6
- reseat6
- retest6
- salter6
- sealer6
- seater6
- setter6
- settle6
- slater6
- staler6
- stater6
- stelae6
- stelar6
- streel6
- street6
- talers6
- taster6
- taters6
- teasel6
- teaser6
- testae6
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