ACQUITTER is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ACQUITTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACQUITTER?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACQUITTER is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACQUITTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acquittersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACQUITTER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACQUITTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACQUITTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACQUITTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarelegal
A person who declares someone not guilty or releases them from a charge or obligation.
An acquitter is rarely named in modern law, where juries and judges are simply called by their offices. The word survives as a formal agent noun, and in older texts it can mean one who pays off a debt.
How ACQUITTER is used
Rare; found mainly in legal theory and older writing.
- The judge, as acquitter, announced the verdict in a calm voice.
- History remembers him as the acquitter of the accused.
- Each acquitter in the panel weighed the evidence alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACQUITTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACQUITTER
1 longer words begin with ACQUITTER.
Shorter words from the letters in ACQUITTER
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Common questions about ACQUITTER
- Is ACQUITTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACQUITTER, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACQUITTER worth?
- ACQUITTER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACQUITTER mean?
- A person who declares someone not guilty or releases them from a charge or obligation.
- What letters can be added to ACQUITTER?
- ACQUITTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACQUITTER:
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