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Definition of alternative

"alternative" in the noun sense

1. option, alternative, choice

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

"what option did I have?"

"there is no other alternative"

"my only choice is to refuse"

"alternative" in the adjective sense

1. alternate, alternative, substitute

serving or used in place of another

"an alternative plan"

2. alternative

necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

"alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"

3. alternative

pertaining to unconventional choices

"an alternative life style"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for alternative

A woman either loves or hates; there is no alternative. [ Publius Syrus ]

That happiness does still the longest thrive where joys and griefs have turns alternative. [ Robert Herrick ]

It is necessary to look forward as well as backward, as some think it is always necessary to regulate their conduct by things that have been done of old times, but that past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on an alternative of some past that went before it. [ Madame De Stael ]

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alternative in Scrabble®

The word alternative 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters alternative:

ALTERNATIVE

(135)

ALTERNATIVE

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

arenite, elative, enteral, entitle, entreat, eternal, evitate, iterate, latrine, lineate, nattier, nitrate, ratline, rattail, reavail, reliant, retinal, retitle, tentier, ternate, tertial, trainee, travail, trenail, triaene, valiant, variant, variate, veinlet, velaria, veneral, ventral, veteran, vinelet

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ALTERNATIVE

(135)

ALTERNATIVE

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VINELET

(92 = 42 + 50)

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ALTERNATIVE

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(83 = 33 + 50)

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ITERATE

(74 = 24 + 50)

TRENAIL

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alternative in Words With Friends™

The word alternative 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: 17

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

ALTERNATIVE

(207)

ALTERNATIVE

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ALTERNATIVE

(207)

ALTERNATIVE

(207)

ALTERNATIVE

(189)

VENERAL

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VENTRAL

(116 = 81 + 35)

VALIANT

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VINELET

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ALTERNATIVE

(114)

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(114)

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ALTERNATIVE

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2 letter words in alternative (12 words)

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9 letter words in alternative (5 words)

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10 letter words in alternative (1 word)

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11 letter words in alternative (1 word)

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