ACETUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACETUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACETUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACETUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACETUM
No single letter turns ACETUM into another word.
How ACETUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACETUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does ACETUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old name for vinegar, or for a weak solution of acetic acid used as a solvent.
Acetum is simply the Latin word for vinegar, and it was long used in old medicine and pharmacy for preparations made with it. Apothecaries steeped herbs and drugs in acetum to draw out their active parts. Today the word is rare and mostly found in historical writing and old recipe books, while the chemical term acetic acid has taken over.
How ACETUM is used
Historical or technical; ordinary speakers say vinegar.
- The apothecary mixed squill with acetum to make a cough remedy.
- An old recipe called for a cup of acetum and a spoon of honey.
- Roman soldiers sometimes drank diluted acetum on the march.
- The label on the bottle simply said acetum.
- Acetum was prized as a preservative before refrigeration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACETUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACETUM
The 6 tiles of ACETUM in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ACETUM
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Common questions about ACETUM
- Is ACETUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACETUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACETUM worth?
- ACETUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACETUM mean?
- An old name for vinegar, or for a weak solution of acetic acid used as a solvent.
- What letters can be added to ACETUM?
- No single letter can be added to ACETUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACETUM:
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