Definition of alternation

"alternation" in the noun sense

1. alternation

successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

"a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"

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alternation in Scrabble®

The word alternation is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters alternation:

ALTERNATION

(108)

ALTERNATION

(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

aeolian, aileron, alanine, antlion, elation, entrain, entrant, intoner, lantern, latrine, nattier, nitrate, nonlate, nonliar, nonreal, onliner, otarine, ratline, rattail, reliant, retinal, retinol, retotal, tertial, toenail, trenail

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word alternation

ALTERNATION

(108)

ALTERNATION

(108)

ALTERNATION

(72)

ALTERNATION

(72)

ALTERNATION

(52)

ALTERNATION

(48)

ALTERNATION

(48)

ALTERNATION

(48)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(39)

ALTERNATION

(39)

ALTERNATION

(39)

ALTERNATION

(30)

ALTERNATION

(30)

ALTERNATION

(30)

ALTERNATION

(30)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(26)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(15)

ALTERNATION

(15)

ALTERNATION

(14)

ALTERNATION

(14)

ALTERNATION

(14)

ALTERNATION

(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In alternation

ALTERNATION

(108)

ALTERNATION

(108)

RATLINE

(78 = 28 + 50)

NATTIER

(78 = 28 + 50)

RETINOL

(78 = 28 + 50)

NONREAL

(78 = 28 + 50)

TOENAIL

(78 = 28 + 50)

ENTRANT

(78 = 28 + 50)

NONLIAR

(78 = 28 + 50)

NITRATE

(78 = 28 + 50)

ELATION

(78 = 28 + 50)

ENTRAIN

(78 = 28 + 50)

TRENAIL

(78 = 28 + 50)

RETOTAL

(78 = 28 + 50)

RATTAIL

(78 = 28 + 50)

ONLINER

(78 = 28 + 50)

ALANINE

(78 = 28 + 50)

RETINAL

(78 = 28 + 50)

TERTIAL

(78 = 28 + 50)

OTARINE

(78 = 28 + 50)

ANTLION

(78 = 28 + 50)

INTONER

(78 = 28 + 50)

AEOLIAN

(78 = 28 + 50)

AILERON

(78 = 28 + 50)

LANTERN

(78 = 28 + 50)

RELIANT

(78 = 28 + 50)

LATRINE

(78 = 28 + 50)

NONLATE

(78 = 28 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

OTARINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ALANINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NATTIER

(74 = 24 + 50)

TOENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ANTLION

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ONLINER

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONLIAR

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NITRATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

NONREAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LATRINE

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETINOL

(74 = 24 + 50)

LANTERN

(74 = 24 + 50)

AILERON

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RELIANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 24 + 50)

RETOTAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

TERTIAL

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ELATION

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

INTONER

(74 = 24 + 50)

RATTAIL

(74 = 24 + 50)

RELIANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 24 + 50)

ENTRANT

(74 = 24 + 50)

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alternation in Words With Friends™

The word alternation is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

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

ALTERNATION

(180)

ALTERNATION

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word alternation

ALTERNATION

(180)

ALTERNATION

(180)

ALTERNATION

(162)

ALTERNATION

(96)

ALTERNATION

(96)

ALTERNATION

(68)

ALTERNATION

(64)

ALTERNATION

(60)

ALTERNATION

(60)

ALTERNATION

(60)

ALTERNATION

(56)

ALTERNATION

(56)

ALTERNATION

(56)

ALTERNATION

(54)

ALTERNATION

(54)

ALTERNATION

(44)

ALTERNATION

(40)

ALTERNATION

(40)

ALTERNATION

(40)

ALTERNATION

(36)

ALTERNATION

(36)

ALTERNATION

(36)

ALTERNATION

(28)

ALTERNATION

(28)

ALTERNATION

(20)

ALTERNATION

(19)

ALTERNATION

(19)

ALTERNATION

(19)

ALTERNATION

(19)

ALTERNATION

(19)

ALTERNATION

(18)

ALTERNATION

(18)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(17)

ALTERNATION

(16)

ALTERNATION

(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In alternation

ALTERNATION

(180)

ALTERNATION

(180)

ALTERNATION

(162)

ALTERNATION

(96)

ALTERNATION

(96)

NONLATE

(89 = 54 + 35)

LANTERN

(89 = 54 + 35)

NONREAL

(89 = 54 + 35)

ALANINE

(89 = 54 + 35)

NONLIAR

(89 = 54 + 35)

ALANINE

(89 = 54 + 35)

ANTLION

(89 = 54 + 35)

RETINAL

(86 = 51 + 35)

RETINOL

(86 = 51 + 35)

RATLINE

(86 = 51 + 35)

NONREAL

(83 = 48 + 35)

LANTERN

(83 = 48 + 35)

ANTLION

(83 = 48 + 35)

NONLATE

(83 = 48 + 35)

ONLINER

(83 = 48 + 35)

NONLIAR

(83 = 48 + 35)

NONLATE

(83 = 48 + 35)

NONLIAR

(83 = 48 + 35)

ONLINER

(83 = 48 + 35)

ANTLION

(83 = 48 + 35)

ONLINER

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENTRANT

(80 = 45 + 35)

ENTRANT

(80 = 45 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(80 = 45 + 35)

LATRINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

LATRINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

RELIANT

(80 = 45 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(80 = 45 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(80 = 45 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(80 = 45 + 35)

RELIANT

(80 = 45 + 35)

TRENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

TOENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

TRENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

AILERON

(80 = 45 + 35)

INTONER

(80 = 45 + 35)

AILERON

(80 = 45 + 35)

INTONER

(80 = 45 + 35)

TRENAIL

(80 = 45 + 35)

ELATION

(80 = 45 + 35)

RATLINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

ELATION

(80 = 45 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ONLINER

(77 = 42 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

NITRATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

LANTERN

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONREAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

RETOTAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLIAR

(77 = 42 + 35)

LANTERN

(77 = 42 + 35)

TERTIAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

LANTERN

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLIAR

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONREAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

LANTERN

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLIAR

(77 = 42 + 35)

NATTIER

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLIAR

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONREAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

ALANINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONREAL

(77 = 42 + 35)

ANTLION

(77 = 42 + 35)

RATTAIL

(77 = 42 + 35)

ONLINER

(77 = 42 + 35)

ANTLION

(77 = 42 + 35)

ANTLION

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONLATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ANTLION

(77 = 42 + 35)

OTARINE

(77 = 42 + 35)

ANTLION

(77 = 42 + 35)

NONREAL

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLIAR

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

LANTERN

(75 = 40 + 35)

ANTLION

(75 = 40 + 35)

ALANINE

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLIAR

(75 = 40 + 35)

LANTERN

(75 = 40 + 35)

ONLINER

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

ALANINE

(75 = 40 + 35)

ANTLION

(75 = 40 + 35)

ONLINER

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONREAL

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

LANTERN

(75 = 40 + 35)

ANTLION

(75 = 40 + 35)

ONLINER

(75 = 40 + 35)

ALANINE

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONLIAR

(75 = 40 + 35)

NONREAL

(75 = 40 + 35)

INTONER

(74 = 39 + 35)

RELIANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINOL

(74 = 39 + 35)

ELATION

(74 = 39 + 35)

ELATION

(74 = 39 + 35)

TRENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINOL

(74 = 39 + 35)

TRENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINOL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINAL

(74 = 39 + 35)

ELATION

(74 = 39 + 35)

TRENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

TRENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINAL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINAL

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINOL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RELIANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

AILERON

(74 = 39 + 35)

RETINAL

(74 = 39 + 35)

AILERON

(74 = 39 + 35)

RATLINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

TOENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

RELIANT

(74 = 39 + 35)

INTONER

(74 = 39 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 39 + 35)

RATLINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

LATRINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

LATRINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

RATLINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 39 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 39 + 35)

ELATION

(74 = 39 + 35)

TOENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 39 + 35)

RATLINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

TOENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

LATRINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

INTONER

(74 = 39 + 35)

LATRINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

RATLINE

(74 = 39 + 35)

AEOLIAN

(74 = 39 + 35)

AILERON

(74 = 39 + 35)

TOENAIL

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 39 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(74 = 39 + 35)

TRENAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

INTONER

(71 = 36 + 35)

OTARINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

AILERON

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETOTAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATLINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

AILERON

(71 = 36 + 35)

ANTLION

(71 = 36 + 35)

ALANINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETINOL

(71 = 36 + 35)

ELATION

(71 = 36 + 35)

INTONER

(71 = 36 + 35)

TRENAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATLINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETOTAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

ALANINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

TERTIAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATTAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

TERTIAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATTAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONLATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

OTARINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATTAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONLIAR

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETOTAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONLIAR

(71 = 36 + 35)

ELATION

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONLIAR

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATTAIL

(71 = 36 + 35)

OTARINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

AILERON

(71 = 36 + 35)

RATLINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

OTARINE

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETOTAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONLATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

TERTIAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

INTONER

(71 = 36 + 35)

ENTRAIN

(71 = 36 + 35)

RETINOL

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONREAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

ELATION

(71 = 36 + 35)

ENTRANT

(71 = 36 + 35)

NONREAL

(71 = 36 + 35)

LANTERN

(71 = 36 + 35)

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Words within the letters of alternation

2 letter words in alternation (16 words)

aa ai an ar at el en in it la no on or re ta to

3 letter words in alternation (44 words)

ail air ale ant are art ate ear eat eon era eta inn ion ire lea let lie lit lot net nil nit nor not oar oat oil one ore ran rat roe rot tan tar tea ten tet tie tin toe ton tot

4 letter words in alternation (89 words)

5 letter words in alternation (71 words)

6 letter words in alternation (70 words)

7 letter words in alternation (26 words)

aeolian aileron alanine antlion elation entrain entrant intoner lantern latrine nattier nitrate nonlate nonliar nonreal onliner otarine ratline rattail reliant retinal retinol retotal tertial toenail trenail

8 letter words in alternation (20 words)

aeration alantone alterant annotate anointer attainer internal intonate intranet lineator national neonatal oriental rational reanoint reattain relation tolerant tonalite trotline

9 letter words in alternation (9 words)

alienator nanoliter nanolitre natrolite nonaerial nonatrial nonretail rationale tarnation

10 letter words in alternation (2 words)

alteration intolerant

11 letter words in alternation (1 word)

alternation

alternation + 1 blank (3 words)

alternations replantation unalteration

alternation + 2 blanks (11 words)

interactional intercalation international nonarticulate nontheatrical orientational ornamentalist ornamentality replantations retranslation unalterations

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Words containing the sequence alternation

Words that start with alternation (2 words)

alternation alternations

Words with alternation in them (1 word)

alternation

Words that end with alternation (1 word)

alternation

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Word Growth involving alternation

Shorter words in alternation

alter

at nation

on ion nation

tern

Longer words containing alternation

alternations