Scrabble Dictionary

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Yes, alter is playable

...and is worth 6 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Alter" Definition

verb-transitive

To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
To change or make different; modify: altered my will.

verb-intransitive

To change or become different.

verb

To make different without changing into something else.
To become different.

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