ACTA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ACTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ACTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ACTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does ACTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The official written record of the proceedings, decisions, or acts of a meeting, council, or society.
Acta is a Latin word, literally meaning things done, carried into English to name the formal minutes or register of a body's proceedings. It appears in the titles of some academic and church publications, and in general use names any official record of decisions taken.
How ACTA is used
Formal; met in academic, ecclesiastical, and administrative writing.
- The society published its acta at the end of each year.
- Historians studied the acta of the old church council.
- The clerk filed the acta of every meeting since 1900.
- According to the acta, the vote passed by a narrow margin.
- A copy of the acta was sent to every member of the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACTA
5 longer words begin with ACTA.
Words ending in ACTA
3 words end in ACTA. Useful as a back hook: play ACTA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ACTA inside
Showing 24 of 93 words that contain ACTA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ACTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTA
Common questions about ACTA
- Is ACTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTA worth?
- ACTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTA mean?
- The official written record of the proceedings, decisions, or acts of a meeting, council, or society.
- What letters can be added to ACTA?
- ACTA takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ACTA:
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