alternative

1. Allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things.

2. Espousing or reflecting values that are different from those of the establishment or mainstream: an alternative newspaper; alternative greeting cards.

3. Existing outside traditional or established institutions or systems: an alternative lifestyle.

4. Usage Problem Substitute or different; other.

5. Offering or expressing a choice .

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1. A situation presenting such a choice.

2. Either of these possibilities. See Synonyms at choice.

3. The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities.

4. Usage Problem One of a number of things from which one must be chosen.

5. A proposition or situation offering a choice between two or more things only one of which may be chosen.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
alternative	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
an	2
ar	2
at	2
el	2
en	2
er	2
et	2
in	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
na	2
ne	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aal	3
ail	3
ain	3
air	3
ait	3
ala	3
ale	3
alt	3
ana	3
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
are	3
art	3
ate	3
att	3
ava	6
ave	6
ear	3
eat	3
eel	3
era	3
ere	3
ern	3
eta	3
eve	6
ire	3
lar	3
lat	3
lav	6
lea	3
lee	3
lei	3
let	3
lev	6
lie	3
lin	3
lit	3
nae	3
nav	6
nee	3
net	3
nil	3
nit	3
rai	3
ran	3
rat	3
ree	3
rei	3
ret	3
rev	6
ria	3
rin	3
tae	3
tan	3
tar	3
tat	3
tav	6
tea	3
tee	3
tel	3
ten	3
tet	3
tie	3
til	3
tin	3
tit	3
van	6
var	6
vat	6
vee	6
vet	6
via	6
vie	6
vin	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airn	4
airt	4
alae	4
alan	4
alar	4
alee	4
alit	4
anal	4
anil	4
anta	4
ante	4
anti	4
area	4
aria	4
aril	4
aver	7
earl	4
earn	4
eave	7
elan	4
erne	4
etna	4
even	7
ever	7
evil	7
ilea	4
lain	4
lair	4
lane	4
lari	4
larn	4
late	4
lati	4
lava	7
lave	7
lean	4
lear	4
leer	4
leet	4
lent	4
leva	7
liar	4
lien	4
lier	4
line	4
lint	4
lira	4
lire	4
lite	4
live	7
nail	4
nala	4
nave	7
near	4
neat	4
nett	4
neve	7
nevi	7
nite	4
raia	4
rail	4
rain	4
rale	4
rani	4
rant	4
rate	4
rave	7
real	4
reel	4
rein	4
rent	4
rete	4
rial	4
riel	4
rile	4
rite	4
rive	7
tael	4
tail	4
tain	4
tala	4
tale	4
tali	4
tare	4
tarn	4
tart	4
tate	4
teal	4
tear	4
teat	4
teel	4
teen	4
tein	4
tela	4
tele	4
tent	4
tern	4
tian	4
tier	4
tile	4
tilt	4
tine	4
tint	4
tire	4
tirl	4
tree	4
tret	4
vail	7
vain	7
vair	7
vale	7
vane	7
vara	7
veal	7
veer	7
veil	7
vein	7
vela	7
vena	7
vent	7
vera	7
vert	7
vial	7
vier	7
vile	7
vina	7
vine	7
virl	7
vita	7
vlei	7
nare	4
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aerie	5
aiver	8
alane	5
alant	5
alate	5
alert	5
alien	5
aline	5
alive	8
altar	5
alter	5
alvar	8
anear	5
anele	5
anile	5
antae	5
antra	5
antre	5
anvil	8
areae	5
areal	5
arena	5
arene	5
arete	5
ariel	5
artal	5
artel	5
arval	8
atilt	5
atria	5
attar	5
avail	8
avant	8
avert	8
avian	8
eaten	5
eater	5
elain	5
elate	5
elint	5
elite	5
elven	8
elver	8
enate	5
enter	5
entia	5
ervil	8
event	8
evert	8
evite	8
inert	5
inlet	5
inter	5
invar	8
irate	5
laari	5
lanai	5
laree	5
larnt	5
larva	8
laten	5
later	5
latte	5
laver	8
leant	5
learn	5
leave	8
lever	8
levin	8
liana	5
liane	5
lieve	8
liner	5
liter	5
litre	5
liven	8
liver	8
livre	8
naevi	8
naira	5
naive	8
natal	5
naval	8
navar	8
navel	8
nerve	8
never	8
nieve	8
niter	5
nitre	5
nival	8
raita	5
ranee	5
ratal	5
ratan	5
ratel	5
ravel	8
raven	8
ravin	8
reata	5
reave	8
reive	8
relet	5
relit	5
renal	5
rente	5
retia	5
retie	5
revel	8
revet	8
riant	5
riata	5
rival	8
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taint	5
talar	5
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terne	5
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title	5
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trave	8
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velar	8
venae	8
venal	8
viler	8
vinal	8
viral	8
vitae	8
vital	8
vitta	8
intel	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aerate	6
aerial	6
alevin	9
aliner	6
alvine	9
antiar	6
antler	6
antral	6
atrial	6
attain	6
attire	6
aviate	9
elater	6
entail	6
entera	6
entire	6
envier	9
eviler	9
invert	9
lanate	6
lariat	6
larine	6
larvae	9
lateen	6
latent	6
latina	6
latria	6
latten	6
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lattin	6
laveer	9
leaner	6
learnt	6
leaven	9
leaver	9
lenite	6
letter	6
levant	9
levier	9
lierne	6
liever	9
linear	6
linter	6
litten	6
litter	6
nailer	6
naiver	9
narial	6
native	9
natter	6
neater	6
netter	6
nettle	6
ratine	6
ratite	6
ratlin	6
rattan	6
ratten	6
rattle	6
ravine	9
realia	6
relate	6
relent	6
reline	6
relive	9
renail	6
rental	6
retail	6
retain	6
retial	6
retile	6
retina	6
retine	6
retint	6
reveal	9
revile	9
taenia	6
tailer	6
talent	6
tantra	6
tarnal	6
tartan	6
tavern	9
telnet	6
tenail	6
teniae	6
tenter	6
tentie	6
tilter	6
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travel	9
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triene	6
trinal	6
trivet	9
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valine	9
varlet	9
vealer	9
veiler	9
veinal	9
veiner	9
velate	9
venial	9
venire	9
venter	9
verite	9
vernal	9
vetter	9
vineal	9
vittae	9
vittle	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aliener	7
arenite	7
arietta	7
ariette	7
atelier	7
elative	10
enteral	7
entitle	7
entreat	7
eternal	7
intreat	7
iterant	7
iterate	7
latrine	7
leavier	10
lineate	7
livener	10
naivete	10
nattier	7
navette	10
nervate	10
nettier	7
nettler	7
nitrate	7
ratline	7
rattail	7
ratteen	7
ravelin	10
reavail	10
reliant	7
retinae	7
retinal	7
retitle	7
taeniae	7
taenite	7
taverna	10
teleran	7
tentier	7
ternate	7
tertial	7
tertian	7
tetanal	7
trainee	7
travail	10
trenail	7
valiant	10
variant	10
variate	10
vealier	10
veinlet	10
velaria	10
ventail	10
ventral	10
veteran	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alienate	8
alterant	8
anteater	8
antevert	11
attainer	8
aventail	11
elaterin	8
entailer	8
interval	11
laterite	8
levanter	11
levirate	11
levitate	11
literate	8
nettlier	8
reattain	8
relative	11
relevant	11
tarletan	8
treenail	8
valerate	11
valerian	11
varietal	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aliterate	9
alternate	9
intervale	12
retaliate	9
trivalent	12
ventilate	12

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alternative	14