ALTER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. ALTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ALTER?

Word power: 46 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ALTER is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ALTER

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ALTER scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ALTER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.

What stands out about ALTER

• The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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

Anagrams of ALTER

The 5 tiles of ALTER in a different order — 5 found.

Words starting with ALTER

Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with ALTER.

Words ending in ALTER

14 words end in ALTER. Useful as a back hook: play ALTER onto a word already on the board.

Words with ALTER inside

Showing 24 of 80 words that contain ALTER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALTER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ALTER

Showing 40 of 52. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about ALTER

Is ALTER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ALTER worth?

ALTER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ALTER?

ALTER takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.