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   alphabet

   /ˈalfəbɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z: "the first letter of the alphabet"
   • ▪ the basic elements in a system which combine to form complex entities: "DNA's 4-letter alphabet"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alpha, bēta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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