Definition of alert

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

    1. bombers were put on alert during the crisis

    Synonyms

    1. qui vive
  • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb)

    Examples

    1. We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries

    Synonyms

    1. alarm
  • engaged in or accustomed to close observation (adjective)

    Examples

    1. caught by a couple of alert cops
    2. alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
    3. constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty

    Synonyms

    1. watchful
  • mentally perceptive and responsive (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an alert mind
    2. alert to the problems

    Synonyms

    1. alive
    2. awake
  • quick and energetic (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. brisk
    2. lively
    3. merry
    4. rattling
    5. snappy
    6. spanking
    7. zippy
  • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alerting
  • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alarm
    2. alarum
    3. warning signal

See definition of alert in Merriam Webster