subalternate
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 12
/səˈbɔːltə(ɹ)nət/
Definition of subalternate
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Succeeding by turns; successive.
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adj
- Succeeding by turns; successive.
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Subaltern; inferior; subordinate.
“[S]uch as are Sative and Hortenſial ſubalternate to the other; [...]”
“To which Two Species of Tyranny as subalternate things to the Genus, the other innumerable Courses they took to extirpate and make this a desolate People, may be reduced and referr'd.”
“Further, the same thing should not be placed in different genera. Now "substance" and "evidence" are different genera, and neither is subalternate to the other. Therefore it is unfitting to state that faith is both "substance" and "evidence."”
noun
- A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From sub- + alternate.
Words you can make from subalternate
200+ playable · top: ENTABLATURES (14 pts)
Best play entablatures 14 points11-letter words
2 words10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
27 words- BATTENERS 11 pts
- BETELNUTS 11 pts
- BRALETTES 11 pts
- BRUNETTES 11 pts
- BRUTALEST 11 pts
- REBUTTALS 11 pts
- SATURABLE 11 pts
- STATEABLE 11 pts
- SUBALTERN 11 pts
- TABLATURE 11 pts
- TABULATES 11 pts
- TASTEABLE 11 pts
- TENURABLE 11 pts
- TREATABLE 11 pts
- TRUSTABLE 11 pts
- TURNTABLE 11 pts
- UNEATABLE 11 pts
- UNSTABLER 11 pts
- UTTERABLE 11 pts
- ALTERANTS 9 pts
- ALTERNATE 9 pts
- ANTEATERS 9 pts
- LAUREATES 9 pts
- RESULTANT 9 pts
- SULTANATE 9 pts
- TARLETANS 9 pts
- TRANSLATE 9 pts
8-letter words
84 words- ABETTALS 10 pts
- ABETTERS 10 pts
- ABLUENTS 10 pts
- ABSENTER 10 pts
- ABUTTALS 10 pts
- ABUTTERS 10 pts
- ANTBEARS 10 pts
- ARBALEST 10 pts
- ARBELEST 10 pts
- ARBUTEAN 10 pts
- BALUSTER 10 pts
- BATTENER 10 pts
- BATTLERS 10 pts
- BEAUTEST 10 pts
- BEERNUTS 10 pts
- BERETTAS 10 pts
- BETELNUT 10 pts
- BLATTERS 10 pts
- BLEAREST 10 pts
- BLEATERS 10 pts
- BLUNTEST 10 pts
- BRALETTE 10 pts
- BRATTLES 10 pts
- BRUNETTE 10 pts
- BURETTES 10 pts
- EATABLES 10 pts
- ENABLERS 10 pts
- ERASABLE 10 pts
- NESTABLE 10 pts
- NETTABLE 10 pts
- RATABLES 10 pts
- RATEABLE 10 pts
- RATSBANE 10 pts
- REBUTTAL 10 pts
- RENTABLE 10 pts
- RESTABLE 10 pts
- RETABLES 10 pts
- REUSABLE 10 pts
- RUSTABLE 10 pts
- SEATBELT 10 pts
- STATABLE 10 pts
- TABARETS 10 pts
- TABLEAUS 10 pts
- TABULATE 10 pts
- TASTABLE 10 pts
- TEARABLE 10 pts
- TEASABLE 10 pts
- TESTABLE 10 pts
- TRABEATE 10 pts
- TUNEABLE 10 pts
- TURNABLE 10 pts
- UNSTABLE 10 pts
- URBANEST 10 pts
- ALERTEST 8 pts
- ALTERANT 8 pts
- ANTEATER 8 pts
- ARSENATE 8 pts
- ASTERNAL 8 pts
- ATLANTES 8 pts
- ELASTANE 8 pts
- ENTREATS 8 pts
- ETERNALS 8 pts
- LAUREATE 8 pts
- LUNETTES 8 pts
- LUSTRATE 8 pts
- NATURALS 8 pts
- NAUSEATE 8 pts
- NETTLERS 8 pts
- NEUTRALS 8 pts
- RATTEENS 8 pts
- RESALUTE 8 pts
- SATURANT 8 pts
- SATURATE 8 pts
- SAUTERNE 8 pts
- SERENATA 8 pts
- SLATTERN 8 pts
- STEARATE 8 pts
- TANTALUS 8 pts
- TARLETAN 8 pts
- TAUNTERS 8 pts
- TELERANS 8 pts
- TUATERAS 8 pts
- TUTELARS 8 pts
- UNSETTLE 8 pts
7-letter words
82 words- ABATERS 9 pts
- ABETTAL 9 pts
- ABETTER 9 pts
- ABLATES 9 pts
- ABLAUTS 9 pts
- ABLUENT 9 pts
- ABREAST 9 pts
- ABUTTAL 9 pts
- ABUTTER 9 pts
- ANTBEAR 9 pts
- ARABLES 9 pts
- ARBUTES 9 pts
- BALEENS 9 pts
- BANTERS 9 pts
- BATTEAU 9 pts
- BATTENS 9 pts
- BATTERS 9 pts
- BATTLER 9 pts
- BATTLES 9 pts
- BATTUES 9 pts
- BEATERS 9 pts
- BEAUTER 9 pts
- BEERNUT 9 pts
- BELTERS 9 pts
- BERATES 9 pts
- BERETTA 9 pts
- BETTERS 9 pts
- BLASTER 9 pts
- BLATANT 9 pts
- BLATTER 9 pts
- BLEATER 9 pts
- BLUNTER 9 pts
- BLUSTER 9 pts
- BRATTLE 9 pts
- BRUNETS 9 pts
- BRUTEST 9 pts
- BUNTERS 9 pts
- BURETTE 9 pts
- BURNETS 9 pts
- BURSATE 9 pts
- BUSTLER 9 pts
- BUTANES 9 pts
- BUTENES 9 pts
- BUTLERS 9 pts
- BUTTALS 9 pts
- BUTTERS 9 pts
- BUTTLES 9 pts
- EATABLE 9 pts
- ENABLER 9 pts
- ENABLES 9 pts
- LABRETS 9 pts
- AERATES 7 pts
- ANTLERS 7 pts
- ARSENAL 7 pts
- ATTUNES 7 pts
- AUREATE 7 pts
- AUSTERE 7 pts
- AUSTRAL 7 pts
- EARNEST 7 pts
- EASTERN 7 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- ELUANTS 7 pts
- ELUATES 7 pts
- ELUENTS 7 pts
- ENTERAL 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- ENTRUST 7 pts
- ESTREAT 7 pts
- ESTRUAL 7 pts
- ETERNAL 7 pts
- LATEENS 7 pts
- LATENTS 7 pts
- LATTENS 7 pts
- LATTERS 7 pts
- LEANERS 7 pts
- LEANEST 7 pts
- LETTERS 7 pts
- LUNATES 7 pts
- LUNETTE 7 pts
- NATTERS 7 pts
- NATURAL 7 pts
- NATURES 7 pts
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