ACERBATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACERBATE 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 ACERBATE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACERBATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACERBATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACERBATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACERBATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACERBATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACERBATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make something sour, bitter or more irritating.
Acerbate is a rare relative of exacerbate and carries a tang of sharpness. It can describe a taste turning bitter or a mood being soured by a remark.
How ACERBATE is used
Acerbate is uncommon and literary, and exacerbate is the usual choice today.
- His blunt reply did nothing but acerbate the dispute.
- Too much steeping will acerbate the tea.
- Constant delays began to acerbate the crew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACERBATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACERBATE
2 longer words begin with ACERBATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACERBATE
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Common questions about ACERBATE
- Is ACERBATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACERBATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACERBATE worth?
- ACERBATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACERBATE mean?
- To make something sour, bitter or more irritating.
- What letters can be added to ACERBATE?
- ACERBATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACERBATE:
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