ACACIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACACIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACACIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACACIA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACACIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acaciasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACACIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACACIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,577 thousand.
What stands out about ACACIA
- ACACIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACACIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tree or shrub of warm regions, often thorny, with clusters of small yellow or white flowers.
Acacias grow across Africa, Australia and the Americas, and they are a familiar shape on the African savanna, with a flat spreading crown. Some species give gum arabic, which is used in food and medicine, and the Australian kinds are known as wattles. The name is Greek in origin, and in Freemasonry a sprig of acacia has long been a symbol of immortality.
How ACACIA is used
In everyday talk the name is also given to the false acacia, or black locust.
- A giraffe stood eating leaves from the top of an acacia.
- We rested in the thin shade of an acacia.
- The acacia was covered with fragrant yellow blossom.
- Gum from the acacia is used to thicken sweets and inks.
- Long thorns protect the acacia from browsing animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACACIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACACIA
1 longer words begin with ACACIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ACACIA
Common questions about ACACIA
- Is ACACIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACACIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACACIA worth?
- ACACIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACACIA mean?
- A tree or shrub of warm regions, often thorny, with clusters of small yellow or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to ACACIA?
- ACACIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACACIA:
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