Is ACENTRIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACENTRIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACENTRIC mean?
- adjective
lacking a centromere
“an acentric chromosome fragment”
- adjective
not centered or having no center
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACENTRIC
ACENTRIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACENTRIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centric11
- accent10
- acetic10
- arctic10
- cancer10
- cantic10
- cretic10
- ceratin9
- certain9
- creatin9
- tacrine9
- cacti9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- acetin8
- canter8
- carnet8
- carnie8
- centai8
- centra8
- cretin8
- enatic8
- nectar8
- recant8
- tanrec8
- trance8
- ceca8
- actin7
- antic7
- areic7
- cairn7
- caner7
- caret7
- carte7
- cater7
- ceria7
- citer7
- crane7
- crate7
- enact7
- erica7
- nacre7
- naric7
- nicer7
- rance7
- react7
- recit7
- recta7
- recti7
- trace7
- triac7
- trice7
- ratine6
- retain6
- retina6
- acne6
- acre6
- cain6
- cane6
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