alta

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɑːltə/

Definition of alta

6 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. (uncountable)Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
  2. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
    “"I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -”
  3. (rare)A male given name from Latin.
  4. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
  5. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

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