Definition of alternatively

"alternatively" in the adverb sense

1. alternatively, instead, or else

in place of, or as an alternative to

"Felix became a herpetologist instead"

"alternatively we could buy a used car"

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alternatively in Scrabble®

The word alternatively 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters alternatively:

ALTERNATIVELY

(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (57 words)

alertly, allayer, alveary, analyte, arenite, arylate, elative, enteral, entitle, entreat, eternal, eviller, evitate, inertly, inlayer, irately, iterate, lateral, latrine, lineate, literal, littler, naively, naivety, nattier, nattily, nitrate, ratline, rattail, reality, reavail, reliant, retally, retinal, retitle, tallier, tearily, tentier, ternate, tertial, trainee, travail, trenail, triaene, valiant, vanilla, variant, variate, variety, veinlet, velaria, veneral, ventral, veteran, vinelet, virally, vitally

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alternatively in Words With Friends™

The word alternatively 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: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters alternatively:

ALTERNATIVELY

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (57 words)

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Words within the letters of alternatively

2 letter words in alternatively (15 words)

aa ai an ar at ay el en in it la re ta ya ye

3 letter words in alternatively (59 words)

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4 letter words in alternatively (118 words)

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7 letter words in alternatively (57 words)

8 letter words in alternatively (30 words)

9 letter words in alternatively (14 words)

alleviant alleviate alternate enterally eternally eviternal reliantly retaliate trivalent valiantly variantly ventilate ventrally vernality

10 letter words in alternatively (8 words)

alleviater alliterate alterative eternality laterality literately relatively relevantly

11 letter words in alternatively (3 words)

alternately alternative eviternally

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Definition of alternatively

"alternatively" in the adverb sense

1. alternatively, instead, or else

alternatively in Scrabble®

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters alternatively:

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

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