Definitions For Alert

Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Something (such as a message or loud sound) that tells people there is some danger or problem : an alarm or signal of danger
The state of being ready for something you have been warned about (such as an attack)
To give (someone) important information about a possible problem, danger, etc. : to warn (someone)
To make (someone) aware of something

Is Alert a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES

Scrabble US YES

Scrabble UK YES

English International (SOWPODS) YES

Scrabble Global YES

Enable1 Dictionary YES

Scrabble

5

Words with Friends

6

The word Alert is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

An alert guard stopped the robbers.
He was tired and had trouble staying alert while he was driving.
She wasn't mentally alert enough to answer the questions.
They sounded an alert when enemy planes were approaching the city.
Medical officials have put out an alert to hospitals to look out for the virus.
The government has issued a terrorism alert.
Several neighbors alerted the authorities when they noticed strangers acting suspiciously.
The governor alerted island residents that a hurricane was coming.
The teacher alerted the students that tests would be given the next day.