aliterate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/

Definition of aliterate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.
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adj

  1. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.

noun

  1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
    “Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.”

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Etymology

From a- + literate.

Anagrams of aliterate

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play retaliate 9 points

Words you can make from aliterate

194 playable · top: RETALIATE (9 pts)

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8-letter words

2 words

7-letter words

7 words

6-letter words

19 words

5-letter words

52 words

4-letter words

55 words

3-letter words

42 words

2-letter words

16 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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