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noun · verb · 10 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of alternate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does alternates mean?

noun

  1. someone who takes the place of another person

    Synonymssurrogatereplacement

verb

  1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

    Synonymsjump

  2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

  3. be an understudy or alternate for a role

    Synonymsunderstudy

  4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

    Synonymsinterchangetackswitchflip

  5. do something in turns

    “We take turns on the night shift”

    Synonymstake turns

Definitions shown for alternate, the base form of alternates.

Is ALTERNATES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ALTERNATES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
a 1l 1t 1e 1r 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
a 1l 2t 1e 1r 1n 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
a 1l 1t 1e 1r 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
a 1l 2t 1e 1r 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ALTERNATES

Words that end like ALTERNATES

Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinates
All words ending in -ATES

Alternates: quick answers

Is ALTERNATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ALTERNATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ALTERNATES worth?
ALTERNATES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does alternates mean?
alternates is the plural and third-person singular form of alternate, which means “someone who takes the place of another person”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ALTERNATES?
You can make 705 shorter words from ALTERNATES, such as ALTERANTS, ALTERNATE, ALTERNATS, ANTEATERS. See the full list.