ACORN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ACORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACORN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACORN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACORN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ACORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about ACORN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 ACORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The nut of the oak tree, typically set in a cup-shaped base.
An acorn is the seed of an oak, made up of a hard shell with a smooth, pale scar where it once sat in a rough little cup attached to the twig. Squirrels and jays bury huge numbers of acorns each autumn and forget many of them, which is one reason oaks spread as far as they do. Some acorns are bitter with tannins and need soaking or leaching before people can eat them, while others, from certain oak species, are mild enough to eat with little preparation.
How ACORN is used
A common, everyday word for the oak's nut, used in nature writing as often as in casual speech.
- Squirrels buried acorns all along the fence line.
- The child collected acorns in an old tin bucket.
- An acorn fell and bounced off the car roof.
- Oak seedlings sprouted from acorns left in the flower bed.
- She ground the acorns after soaking out the bitterness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACORN
The 5 tiles of ACORN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ACORN
2 longer words begin with ACORN.
Shorter words from the letters in ACORN
Common questions about ACORN
- Is ACORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACORN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACORN worth?
- ACORN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACORN mean?
- The nut of the oak tree, typically set in a cup-shaped base.
- What letters can be added to ACORN?
- ACORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ACORN:
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