ACROLECT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACROLECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACROLECT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACROLECT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACROLECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acrolectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACROLECT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACROLECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACROLECT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACROLECT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The most prestigious variety of a language in a region, closest to the standard form.
Linguists place the acrolect at the top of a continuum, above the mesolect and the basilect. In places with creole languages, the acrolect is the form nearest to the standard language.
How ACROLECT is used
Acrolect is a term from sociolinguistics, used when comparing varieties of one language.
- The speaker shifted to the acrolect when addressing the minister.
- In the study, the acrolect was the form taught in schools.
- An acrolect carries more social prestige than local speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACROLECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACROLECT
1 longer words begin with ACROLECT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACROLECT
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Common questions about ACROLECT
- Is ACROLECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACROLECT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACROLECT worth?
- ACROLECT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACROLECT mean?
- The most prestigious variety of a language in a region, closest to the standard form.
- What letters can be added to ACROLECT?
- ACROLECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACROLECT:
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