alliterate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/əˈlɪ.tə.ɹeɪt/ (US)
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/əˈlɪ.tə.ɹeɪt/ (US) · [əˈlɪ.ɾə.ɹeɪt] (US)

Definition of alliterate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To exhibit alliteration.
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To exhibit alliteration.
  2. (transitive)To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
    “It is a strophe of six lines, of which the first and second and the fourth and fifth belong together, while the third and sixth are independently alliterated.”

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Etymology

Back-formation from alliteration.

Words you can make from alliterate

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

11 words

6-letter words

29 words

5-letter words

57 words

4-letter words

61 words

3-letter words

36 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

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