ACT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does ACT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thing done; a deed.
Act covers a deed, a division of a play, a law and a performance, and the theatrical senses gave English the phrase about getting your act together. A separate use — an act of God — belongs to insurance contracts, where it names something nobody could have prevented.
How ACT is used
Countable: an act, two acts. Also a very common verb.
- The second act is twice as long as the first.
- An act of parliament takes a year and changes one word.
- He got his act together in his thirties.
- The policy excludes damage from an act of God.
- A single act of kindness at the right moment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACT
The 3 tiles of ACT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACT
Showing 24 of 158 words that begin with ACT.
Words ending in ACT
Showing 24 of 90 words that end in ACT. Useful as a back hook: play ACT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ACT inside
Showing 24 of 1662 words that contain ACT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ACT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ACT
Common questions about ACT
- Is ACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACT worth?
- ACT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACT mean?
- A thing done; a deed.
- What letters can be added to ACT?
- ACT takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ACT:
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