ACCLIMATISE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACCLIMATISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCLIMATISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCLIMATISE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCLIMATISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCLIMATISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACCLIMATISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCLIMATISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCLIMATISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To become or make used to a new climate or new conditions.
You acclimatise when your body or habits adjust to somewhere unfamiliar. Gardeners acclimatise young plants by putting them outside a little longer each day.
How ACCLIMATISE is used
British spelling; the American form is acclimatize or acclimate.
- It takes a few days to acclimatise to the heat.
- We let the seedlings acclimatise before planting.
- The team will acclimatise at high altitude.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCLIMATISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCLIMATISE
4 longer words begin with ACCLIMATISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCLIMATISE
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Common questions about ACCLIMATISE
- Is ACCLIMATISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCLIMATISE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCLIMATISE worth?
- ACCLIMATISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCLIMATISE mean?
- To become or make used to a new climate or new conditions.
- What letters can be added to ACCLIMATISE?
- ACCLIMATISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACCLIMATISE:
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