Yes, alert is in the scrabble dictionary
...and is worth 6 points by itself.
alert
adjective
1. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
2. Vigilantly attentive; watchful: alert to danger; an alert bank guard. See Synonyms at aware.
3. Quick to perceive and act.
4. Watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency.
idiom
1. On the alert Watchful and prepared for danger, emergency, or opportunity: bird watchers on the alert for a rare species.
noun
1. A condition or period of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action: Nuclear-armed bombers were put on alert during the crisis.
2. A signal that warns of attack or danger: Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid.
3. The period during which an alert is in effect.
4. An urgent notice .
5. An alarm or other signal of danger.
verb
1. To make aware of .
2. To call to a state of readiness .
verb-transitive
1. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn: a flashing red light that alerted motorists to trouble ahead.
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| taler | 5 |
| alert | 5 |
| ratel | 5 |
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| artel | 5 |
| later | 5 |