alternative: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 14 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of alternative
adj
- not-comparable
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
Example: an alternative proposition
- not-comparable
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities. Presenting two or more alternatives.
Example: alternative conjunctions like or
- not-comparable
Other; different from something else.
- not-comparable
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Source: Wiktionary — alternative.
noun
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
Example: I gave you the alternative; you decided to stay.
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
- uncountable
alternative rock
Listed forms: alternatives.
Source: Wiktionary — alternative.
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 alternative.
adjective
serving or used in place of another
noun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is alternative in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of alternative
A(1) + L(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 14 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 alternative
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from alternative
472 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in alternative. Showing up to 24, longest first.