alder

alder is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
2. adjective. Alt. of Aller
3. noun. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
4. noun. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in alder:

daler, lader

Common word forms

alders

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