ACEDIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACEDIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACEDIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACEDIA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACEDIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acediasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACEDIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACEDIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about ACEDIA
- ACEDIA 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 ACEDIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A state of spiritual or mental listlessness in which a person cannot care about anything.
Early Christian monks used the word for the weary gloom that came over them around midday, making prayer and work feel pointless. Medieval writers counted it among the deadly sins, and it later merged with the idea of sloth. Today acedia is a literary word for a deep, joyless apathy that is more than simple laziness.
How ACEDIA is used
Literary and religious; also spelled accidie.
- The monk wrote of acedia settling on him at noon.
- A heavy acedia kept her from opening any letters.
- The poem is a study of acedia in modern city life.
- He blamed his acedia on months of grey winter.
- Medieval authors feared acedia more than outright rage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACEDIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACEDIA
1 longer words begin with ACEDIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ACEDIA
Common questions about ACEDIA
- Is ACEDIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACEDIA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACEDIA worth?
- ACEDIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACEDIA mean?
- A state of spiritual or mental listlessness in which a person cannot care about anything.
- What letters can be added to ACEDIA?
- ACEDIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACEDIA:
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