Is ACIDULOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACIDULOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACIDULOUS mean?
- adjective
being sour to the taste
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + U (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (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 ACIDULOUS
ACIDULOUS 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 ACIDULOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alcids9
- caulds9
- clouds9
- coulda9
- caulis8
- coulis8
- oculus8
- oscula8
- social8
- acids8
- acold8
- alcid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cauld8
- clads8
- clods8
- cloud8
- codas8
- colds8
- could8
- disco8
- dolci8
- ducal8
- lucid8
- ludic8
- scald8
- scold8
- scudi8
- scudo8
- sodic8
- audios7
- doulas7
- dulias7
- aulic7
- calos7
- cauls7
- coals7
- coils7
- colas7
- laics7
- locis7
- locus7
- oculi7
- salic7
- sulci7
- acid7
- cadi7
- cads7
- caid7
- clad7
- clod7
- coda7
- cods7
- cold7
- cuds7
- disc7
- docs7
- duci7
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