ACUTENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ACUTENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACUTENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACUTENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACUTENESS
No single letter turns ACUTENESS into another word.
How ACUTENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACUTENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACUTENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACUTENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being sharp, keen or severe.
Acuteness can describe a keen mind, a sharp sense, a pointed angle or a pain that is intense. Which meaning is meant depends on what it is attached to. The word suggests sharpness that is noticed at once rather than gradual.
How ACUTENESS is used
Followed by of, as in the acuteness of her hearing or the acuteness of the shortage.
- Nobody doubted the acuteness of her judgement.
- The acuteness of the pain surprised him.
- Dogs are known for the acuteness of their smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACUTENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACUTENESS
1 longer words begin with ACUTENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ACUTENESS
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Common questions about ACUTENESS
- Is ACUTENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACUTENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACUTENESS worth?
- ACUTENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACUTENESS mean?
- The quality of being sharp, keen or severe.
- What letters can be added to ACUTENESS?
- No single letter can be added to ACUTENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACUTENESS:
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