Aleve Alternative is a term used to describe over-the-counter medications that are similar to Aleve. These include Vicks (5 letters), Motrin (6 letters), TYLENOL (7 letters), ANACIN (6 letters), ADVIL (5 letters) and BAYER (5 letters). Vicks is a brand of cough suppressant, Motrin is an ibuprofen-based pain reliever, TYLENOL is an acetaminophen-based pain reliever, ANACIN is an aspirin-based pain reliever, ADVIL is an ibuprofen-based pain reliever and BAYER is an aspirin-based pain reliever. All of these medications can be used to treat pain, inflammation and fever.