Is ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 28 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACKNOWLEDGMENTS mean?
Acknowledgments is a form of ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
- 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
28
Scrabble
34
Words With Friends
15
Letters
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) + S (1) = 28 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acknowledgment27
- acknowledges23
- acknowledge22
- smackdown21
- knowledges19
- knowledge18
- wedlocks18
- congealments17
- gentlewoman17
- clanswomen17
- genlocked17
- knotweeds17
- takedowns17
- swacked17
- wedlock17
- congealment16
- endowments16
- longnecks16
- slackened16
- daglocks16
- dockages16
- geekdoms16
- knotweed16
- stockman16
- stockmen16
- takedown16
- weeklong16
- welcomed16
- mackled16
- smacked16
- smocked16
- towsack16
- wackest16
- wackoes16
- wacked16
- secondment15
- downscale15
- endowment15
- meltdowns15
- weldments15
- casketed15
- genlocks15
- lockages15
- longneck15
- socketed15
- stockade15
- stockage15
- welcomes15
- comakes15
- daglock15
- dockage15
- geekdom15
- mackles15
- sockman15
- sockmen15
- swanked15
- tweaked15
- wakened15
- gawked15
- mocked15
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