ACUTANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACUTANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACUTANCE?
| 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 ACUTANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACUTANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acutancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACUTANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACUTANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACUTANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACUTANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A measure of how sharply the edges in a photographic or printed image are defined.
Acutance is what makes an image look crisp even when its fine detail is limited. Photographers and film makers compare lenses and film by acutance, and sharpening software tries to raise it.
How ACUTANCE is used
Acutance is a technical term from photography and printing.
- The lens gave excellent acutance at the edges of the frame.
- Slow film often has higher acutance than fast film.
- Sharpening a photo raises its apparent acutance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACUTANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACUTANCE
1 longer words begin with ACUTANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACUTANCE
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Common questions about ACUTANCE
- Is ACUTANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACUTANCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACUTANCE worth?
- ACUTANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACUTANCE mean?
- A measure of how sharply the edges in a photographic or printed image are defined.
- What letters can be added to ACUTANCE?
- ACUTANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACUTANCE:
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