ACME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ACME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACME is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acmesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ACME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about ACME
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACME mean in Scrabble?
noun
The highest point of achievement.
Acme is Greek for a point or peak and entered English medicine before it entered general use. Its association with a fictional supplier of unreliable goods is entirely twentieth-century.
How ACME is used
Countable, usually with the.
- The acme of a style that lasted twelve years.
- The word acme is Greek for a peak.
- Medicine used acme before general writing did.
- A fictional company took the name acme in cartoons.
- Two acmes in one career is unusual.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACME
The 4 tiles of ACME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ACME
1 longer words begin with ACME.
Words ending in ACME
1 words end in ACME. Useful as a back hook: play ACME onto a word already on the board.
Words with ACME inside
1 words contain ACME in the middle. Words that start with ACME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ACME
Common questions about ACME
- Is ACME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACME worth?
- ACME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACME mean?
- The highest point of achievement.
- What letters can be added to ACME?
- ACME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ACME:
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