alone: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of alone
adj
- not-comparable, predicative
By oneself, solitary.
Example: I can't ask for help because I am alone.
- not-comparable, predicative
By oneself, solitary. Not involved in a romantic relationship.
- not-comparable, predicative
Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
Example: Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.
- not-comparable, obsolete, predicative
Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
Source: Wiktionary — alone.
adv
- not-comparable, predicative
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
Example: She walked home alone.
- not-comparable, predicative
Without outside help.
Example: The job was too hard for me to do alone.
- not-comparable, predicative
Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it. Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
Example: The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.
- not-comparable, predicative
Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it. Not requiring anything further; merely.
Example: Oral antibiotics alone won't clear the infection.
Source: Wiktionary — alone.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for alone.
adjective
lacking companions or companionship
adjective
exclusive of anyone or anything else
adjective
radically distinctive and without equal
adverb
without any others being included or involved
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is alone in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of alone
A(1) + L(1) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of alone
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from alone
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in alone. Showing up to 24, longest first.