Is ACKNOWLEDGMENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACKNOWLEDGMENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACKNOWLEDGMENT mean?
- noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
“the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
- noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
- noun
a statement acknowledging something or someone
“she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 27
- Words With Friends
- 33
- Letters
- 14
A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + G (2) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 27 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Single letters that turn ACKNOWLEDGMENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acknowledge22
- knowledge18
- gentlewoman17
- genlocked17
- wedlock17
- congealment16
- knotweed16
- takedown16
- weeklong16
- welcomed16
- mackled16
- wacked16
- endowment15
- longneck15
- daglock15
- dockage15
- geekdom15
- tweaked15
- wakened15
- gawked15
- mocked15
- contemned14
- meltdown14
- weldment14
- womanned14
- clanked14
- cloaked14
- clonked14
- genlock14
- lockage14
- tackled14
- talcked14
- welcome14
- comake14
- gecked14
- mackle14
- walked14
- wanked14
- wacke14
- wacko14
- congealed13
- lodgement13
- twangled13
- adwomen13
- clowned13
- necklet13
- womaned13
- awoken13
- calked13
- conked13
- cowman13
- cowmen13
- deckel13
- deckle13
- docket13
- knawel13
- lacked13
- locked13
- necked13
- nocked13
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