/ɑlt/
nounverb

Is ALT a Scrabble word?

Yes. ALT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.

  2. An alternate or secondary account.

  3. An alternate account.

    “You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.”

  4. An alternative investment or alternative fund.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To use an alternate or secondary account.

    “I got banned so I'm alting.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: alt via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Latin altus (“high”). Doublet of old and alto.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
altbier

ALT at a glance

ALT has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + T 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #9,288 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ALT

More endings

Same last three letters as ALT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SALT4
  • DEALT6
  • HALT7
  • ASPHALT12
  • MALT6
  • COBALT10
  • SHALT8
  • BASALT8
  • GESTALT8
  • EXALT12
  • DALT5
  • OVERSALT11

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