Is ALTERNATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALTERNATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALTERNATELY mean?
- adverb
in an alternating sequence or position
“They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 ALTERNATELY
ALTERNATELY 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 ALTERNATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enterally12
- eternally12
- ternately12
- entreaty11
- latently11
- latterly11
- tarnally11
- alertly10
- allayer10
- analyte10
- areally10
- layette10
- retally10
- alternate9
- alanyl9
- anally9
- eatery9
- elytra9
- lanely9
- lately9
- lealty9
- leanly9
- lyrate9
- lyttae9
- nearly9
- neatly9
- nettly9
- rallye9
- ratany9
- rattly9
- really9
- realty9
- tartly9
- tetany9
- tetryl9
- treaty9
- tyrant9
- yantra9
- yatter9
- yeller9
- alterant8
- anteater8
- tarletan8
- alary8
- allay8
- alley8
- early8
- entry8
- layer8
- leary8
- leery8
- lyart8
- lytta8
- natty8
- nelly8
- netty8
- nyala8
- rally8
- ratty8
- relay8
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