ALT is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ALT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALT is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ALT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about ALT
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A high musical note or register.
Alt is Latin for high and reached English through music, where in alt names the octave above the treble stave. The computer key borrowed the spelling and not the sense: there it is short for alternate.
How ALT is used
Chiefly in the phrase in alt.
- A note in alt sits above the treble stave.
- The word alt is Latin for high.
- Two notes in alt at the end of the aria.
- The alt key is short for alternate and unrelated.
- Singing in alt is harder than it looks on paper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALT
The 3 tiles of ALT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ALT
Showing 24 of 115 words that begin with ALT.
Words ending in ALT
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in ALT. Useful as a back hook: play ALT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALT inside
Showing 24 of 499 words that contain ALT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALT
Common questions about ALT
- Is ALT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALT worth?
- ALT is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALT mean?
- A high musical note or register.
- What letters can be added to ALT?
- ALT takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ALT:
Open ALT in the Word Finder