alternative
ADJECTIVENOUN
/ɔl'tɜrnətɪv/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alternative is a valid 11-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1T1E1R1N1A1T1I1V4E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does alternative mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Serving or used in place of another.
“an alternative plan”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities.
“alternative possibilities were neutrality or war”
SIMILAR
3
Pertaining to unconventional choices.
“an alternative life style”
SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen.
“there is no other alternative”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER