Scrabble & Words with friends points
- alert is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
- alert is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
- alert is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6
Definition of alert
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action (noun)
Examples
- bombers were put on alert during the crisis
Synonyms
- qui vive
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb)
Examples
- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
Synonyms
- alarm
- engaged in or accustomed to close observation (adjective)
Examples
- caught by a couple of alert cops
- alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
- constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty
Synonyms
- watchful
- mentally perceptive and responsive (adjective)
Examples
- an alert mind
- alert to the problems
Synonyms
- alive
- awake
- quick and energetic (adjective)
Synonyms
- brisk
- lively
- merry
- rattling
- snappy
- spanking
- zippy
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger (noun)
Synonyms
- alerting
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger (noun)
Synonyms
- alarm
- alarum
- warning signal
See definition of alert in Merriam Webster