ACESCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACESCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACESCENT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACESCENT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACESCENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acescentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACESCENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACESCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACESCENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACESCENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Slightly sour, or in the process of turning sour.
Acescent describes liquids such as wine or milk that are beginning to go acid. Winemakers watch for an acescent note because it signals that vinegar-forming bacteria may be at work.
How ACESCENT is used
Acescent is a technical word from food and wine making.
- The wine had become faintly acescent after the warm summer.
- An acescent smell came from the forgotten jug of cider.
- She tasted the acescent milk and poured it away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACESCENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACESCENT
1 longer words begin with ACESCENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACESCENT
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Common questions about ACESCENT
- Is ACESCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACESCENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACESCENT worth?
- ACESCENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACESCENT mean?
- Slightly sour, or in the process of turning sour.
- What letters can be added to ACESCENT?
- ACESCENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACESCENT:
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