Is ACKNOWLEDGED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACKNOWLEDGED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACKNOWLEDGED mean?
- adjective
recognized or made known or admitted
“the acknowledged leader of the community”
- adjective
generally accepted
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 24 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 ACKNOWLEDGED
ACKNOWLEDGED 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 ACKNOWLEDGED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acknowledge22
- knowledge18
- genlocked17
- wedlock17
- deadlock16
- dockland16
- weeklong16
- wacked16
- decadelong15
- declawed15
- daglock15
- dockage15
- wakened15
- gawked15
- clanked14
- cloaked14
- clonked14
- genlock14
- lockage14
- decked14
- docked14
- gecked14
- walked14
- wanked14
- wacke14
- wacko14
- congealed13
- clowned13
- kneaded13
- awoken13
- calked13
- conked13
- deckel13
- deckle13
- kedged13
- knawel13
- lacked13
- locked13
- necked13
- nocked13
- weaken13
- weakon13
- waked13
- wack13
- deaconed12
- doweled12
- endowed12
- gowaned12
- wagoned12
- wangled12
- cankle12
- clawed12
- clewed12
- cowage12
- cowled12
- declaw12
- ganked12
- wedged12
- awoke12
- caked12
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