alert
/əˈlɝt/
adjectivenounverb
Attentive; awake; on guard.
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Wordle answer list
Adjective 1 meaning
Attentive; awake; on guard.
Noun 4 meanings
An alarm.
A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
A state of readiness for potential combat.
“an airborne alert; ground alert”
Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
Verb 1 meaning
To give warning to.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
Similar and opposite words
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wakefulbell
ALERT at a glance
ALERT has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + E 1 + R 1 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,979 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with alert
All rhymesOne letter away
- AVERT8
- APERT7
- BLERT7
- ALEFT8
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