Words Containing ALTER

There are over 144 words with the letters ALTER in English. From short ALTER-words to long ones, find all the words that have ALTER in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with ALTER.

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5-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 5-letter ALTER-words:

alter

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6-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 6-letter ALTER-words:

altern

alters

falter

halter

palter

salter

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7-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 7-letter ALTER-words:

altered

alterer

alterne

exalter

falters

haltere

halters

palters

psalter

realter

saltern

salters

saltery

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8-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 8-letter ALTER-words:

alterant

alterers

altering

alterity

alternat

alternes

desalter

exalters

faltered

falterer

haltered

halteres

misalter

paltered

palterer

prealter

psalters

psaltery

realters

salterns

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9-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 9-letter ALTER-words:

alternate

alterable

alterably

alterants

altercate

alternant

alternats

asphalter

falterers

faltering

haltering

misalters

palterers

paltering

prealters

psalterer

psalteria

salteries

subaltern

unaltered

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10-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 10-letter ALTER-words:

alteration

alterative

altercated

altercates

alterities

alternance

alternants

alternates

alternatim

alternator

asphalters

drysaltery

falterings

halterneck

misaltered

psalterers

psalterian

psalteries

unaltering

waghalters

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11-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 11-letter ALTER-words:

alternative

alternating

alterations

alteratives

altercating

altercation

altercative

alternately

alternation

alternators

falteringly

inalterably

misaltering

prealtering

psalteriums

sesquialter

superaltern

unalterable

unalterably

unfaltering

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12-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 12-letter ALTER-words:

alternatives

alterability

altercations

alternations

drysalteries

halterbreaks

halterbroken

sesquialtera

sesquialters

subalternant

subalternate

subalternity

superalterns

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13-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 13-letter ALTER-words:

alternatingly

alternatively

sesquialteras

subalternants

subalternates

unfalteringly

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14-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 14-letter ALTER-words:

alterabilities

halterbreaking

inalterability

subalternation

subalternities

unalterability

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15-Letter Words With ALTER

Common 15-letter ALTER-words:

alternativeness

inalterableness

subalternations

unalterableness

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144 Common Words with ALTER

Most Common Length
10
(26 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
12.8
(out of 24)
Most Common Ending
s
(37%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ALTER?

24 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ALTER is halterbreaking with a total of 24 points.

H 4
A 1
L 1
T 1
E 1
R 1
B 3
R 1
E 1
A 1
K 5
I 1
N 1
G 2

A list of all ALTER words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with ALTER. Also commonly searched for are words that end in ALTER. Try our five letter words with ALTER page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters ALTER

  • How many words containing ALTER are in the English dictionary?

    There are 144 words in the English dictionary that contain ALTER, and most of them are 10 letters long (26 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing ALTER?

    The longest word containing ALTER is "subalternations" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "alternatives" is the longest common word containing ALTER.

  • Are there any rare words containing ALTER worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "sesquialtera", "sesquialter", "sesquialteras", "exalter" contain ALTER and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "sesquialteras" is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing ALTER?

    Most words containing ALTER are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "alteration", "alterative", "altercated", "altercates", "alterities".