Is ACERBEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACERBEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACERBEST mean?
Acerbest is a form of ACERB.
- adjective
sour or bitter in taste
- adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone
“an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 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 ACERBEST
ACERBEST 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 ACERBEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- braces10
- bracts10
- cabers10
- rebecs10
- beaters9
- berates9
- cerates9
- creates9
- ecartes9
- rebates9
- acerb9
- brace9
- bract9
- caber9
- carbs9
- crabs9
- rebec9
- barest8
- baster8
- beater8
- berate8
- berets8
- breast8
- carets8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cerate8
- certes8
- crates8
- crease8
- create8
- ecarte8
- erects8
- reacts8
- rebase8
- rebate8
- recast8
- resect8
- secret8
- tabers8
- terces8
- traces8
- cabs8
- carb8
- crab8
- scab8
- abets7
- acres7
- bares7
- baser7
- baste7
- bates7
- bears7
- beast7
- beats7
- beers7
- beets7
- beret7
- beset7
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