ACQUIESCE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ACQUIESCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACQUIESCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACQUIESCE is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACQUIESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACQUIESCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACQUIESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACQUIESCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ACQUIESCE
- ACQUIESCE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACQUIESCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To accept or agree to something quietly, often reluctantly and without open protest.
To acquiesce usually means giving way after some hesitation or objection, not cheerfully agreeing. The person goes along because resisting seems pointless, and the word often takes "to" or "in" before the thing accepted.
How ACQUIESCE is used
Formal; typically followed by "to" or "in" and the demand or decision accepted.
- After a long argument she finally acquiesced to their plan.
- The board did not acquiesce in the sale.
- He acquiesced without a word and handed over the keys.
- Rather than fight, the council chose to acquiesce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACQUIESCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACQUIESCE
7 longer words begin with ACQUIESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACQUIESCE
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Common questions about ACQUIESCE
- Is ACQUIESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACQUIESCE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACQUIESCE worth?
- ACQUIESCE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACQUIESCE mean?
- To accept or agree to something quietly, often reluctantly and without open protest.
- What letters can be added to ACQUIESCE?
- ACQUIESCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACQUIESCE:
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