Definition of alert

"alert" in the noun sense

1. alert, qui vive

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

2. alert, alerting

a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

3. alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

"alert" in the verb sense

1. alarm, alert

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

"The empty house alarmed him"

"We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

"alert" in the adjective sense

1. alert, watchful

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

"caught by a couple of alert cops"

"alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"

"constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

2. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

quick and energetic

"a brisk walk in the park"

"a lively gait"

"a merry chase"

"traveling at a rattling rate"

"a snappy pace"

"a spanking breeze"

3. alert, alive, awake

mentally perceptive and responsive

"an alert mind"

"alert to the problems"

"alive to what is going on"

"awake to the dangers of her situation"

"was now awake to the reality of his predicament"

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alert in Scrabble®

The word alert is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters alert:

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alert in Words With Friends™

The word alert is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters alert:

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Words within the letters of alert

2 letter words in alert (6 words)

3 letter words in alert (13 words)

4 letter words in alert (9 words)

5 letter words in alert (Anagrams) (3 words)

Words containing the sequence alert

Words with alert in them (2 words)

Words that end with alert (3 words)

Word Growth involving alert

Shorter words in alert

ale

Longer words containing alert

alerted unalerted

alerter alerters

alertest

alerting

alertly

alertness

alerts

medicalert

unalert unalerted