alien
VERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/eɪljən/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alien is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1I1E1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does alien mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Transfer property or ownership.
“The will aliened the property to the heirs”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
“an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world.
“alien customs”
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SIMILAR
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