ACADEME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACADEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACADEME?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACADEME is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACADEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
academesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACADEME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACADEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does ACADEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
The world of universities and scholars, or a place of learning.
Academe is a slightly bookish way of speaking about the scholarly community as a whole, often in phrases such as the groves of academe. It can sound admiring or gently mocking, depending on whether the speaker approves of ivory towers.
How ACADEME is used
Academe appears in essays and journalism about university life.
- After ten years in academe she moved into publishing.
- The quiet groves of academe seemed far from the noisy city.
- Critics said academe had lost touch with ordinary readers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACADEME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACADEME
1 longer words begin with ACADEME.
Shorter words from the letters in ACADEME
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Common questions about ACADEME
- Is ACADEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACADEME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACADEME worth?
- ACADEME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACADEME mean?
- The world of universities and scholars, or a place of learning.
- What letters can be added to ACADEME?
- ACADEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACADEME:
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