ACULEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACULEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACULEATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACULEATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACULEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACULEATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACULEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACULEATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACULEATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having a sting, or covered with sharp points or prickles.
Entomologists use aculeate for bees, wasps and ants, whose females carry a sting. In botany the same word describes stems and leaves bristling with spines. Used as a noun, it names such an insect.
How ACULEATE is used
Technical term in entomology and botany.
- The wasp is an aculeate insect with a sharp sting.
- An aculeate stem protected the shrub from grazing animals.
- The collector sorted the aculeate specimens into drawers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACULEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACULEATE
2 longer words begin with ACULEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACULEATE
Showing 40 of 105. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ACULEATE
- Is ACULEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACULEATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACULEATE worth?
- ACULEATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACULEATE mean?
- Having a sting, or covered with sharp points or prickles.
- What letters can be added to ACULEATE?
- ACULEATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACULEATE:
Open ACULEATE in the Word Finder