The word is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

• altern adj. (Obsolete) Acting by turns; alternate.

• (In German) Altern S. Älterwerden.

5 valid words from 2 definitions

ACTING ALTERNATE BY OBSOLETE TURNS

1 invalid word from 2 definitions

ALTERWERDEN

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AL ALT ALTER ER ERN TE TERN

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET LA RE RET

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ANTLER LEARNT RENTAL TERNAL

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ALDERN ALTERS ASTERN

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ALTER

23 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ALTERNE ALTERNAT ALTERNES ALTERNANT ALTERNATE ALTERNATS ALTERNANCE ALTERNANTS ALTERNATED ALTERNATES ALTERNATIM ALTERNATOR ALTERNANCES ALTERNATELY ALTERNATING ALTERNATION ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATORS ALTERNATIONS ALTERNATIVES ALTERNATINGLY ALTERNATIVELY ALTERNATIVENESS

13 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SALTERNS HALTERNECK SUBALTERNS HALTERNECKS SUBALTERNANT SUBALTERNATE SUBALTERNITY SUPERALTERNS SUBALTERNANTS SUBALTERNATES SUBALTERNATION SUBALTERNITIES SUBALTERNATIONS

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SALTERN SUBALTERN SUPERALTERN

28 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BRANTLE
+C CENTRAL
+E ALTERNE ENTERAL ETERNAL TELERAN
+G TANGLER TRANGLE
+H ENTHRAL
+I ENTRAIL LATRINE RATLINE RELIANT RETINAL TRENAIL
+L ENTRALL
+N LANTERN
+P PANTLER PLANTER REPLANT
+S ANTLERS RENTALS SALTERN SLANTER STERNAL
+T TRENTAL
+U NEUTRAL
+V VENTRAL

14 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E LARNT
-L ANTRE EARNT
-N ALERT ALTER ARTEL LATER RATEL TALER
-R LATEN LEANT
-T LEARN NERAL RENAL

Scrabble scoring

• 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

• Joker allowed, 1 in 561 chance (0.18%).
• Joker not allowed, 1 in 1825 chance (0.05%).

Other languages

• Valid: German Romanian
• Invalid: French Spanish Italian

Category without words

• No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

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