ACRIMONY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ACRIMONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACRIMONY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACRIMONY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACRIMONY
No single letter turns ACRIMONY into another word.
How ACRIMONY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACRIMONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACRIMONY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ACRIMONY
- All 8 letters of ACRIMONY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACRIMONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Bitter, resentful ill feeling that shows in speech or manner.
Acrimony is what lingers after a quarrel that neither side forgets. It is common in reports of divorces, trials and political feuds. The adjective is acrimonious.
How ACRIMONY is used
Used in news and formal prose about disputes.
- The talks ended in acrimony.
- There was no acrimony between the two rivals.
- He spoke without acrimony about the split.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACRIMONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACRIMONY
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Common questions about ACRIMONY
- Is ACRIMONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACRIMONY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACRIMONY worth?
- ACRIMONY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACRIMONY mean?
- Bitter, resentful ill feeling that shows in speech or manner.
- What letters can be added to ACRIMONY?
- No single letter can be added to ACRIMONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACRIMONY:
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