alert
NOUNVERBADJECTIVE
/ə'lɜrt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alert is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1E1R1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does alert mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action.
“bombers were put on alert during the crisis”
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2
A warning serves to make you more alert to danger.
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3
An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness.
“We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries”
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BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Engaged in or accustomed to close observation.
“caught by a couple of alert cops”
“alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came”
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2
Mentally perceptive and responsive.
“an alert mind”
“alert to the problems”
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3
Quick and energetic.
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