Is ACOLYTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACOLYTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACOLYTES mean?
Acolytes is a form of ACOLYTE.
- noun
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ACOLYTES
ACOLYTES 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 ACOLYTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acetyls12
- acolyte12
- acetyl11
- costly11
- coyest11
- octyls11
- acyls10
- clays10
- cloys10
- coaly10
- cosey10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- octyl10
- scaly10
- talcy10
- lactose9
- locates9
- talcose9
- lysate9
- slatey9
- acyl9
- cays9
- clay9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cosy9
- coys9
- cyst9
- lacy9
- syce9
- castle8
- cleats8
- closet8
- costae8
- costal8
- eclats8
- locate8
- solace8
- telcos8
- lyase8
- salty8
- slaty8
- style8
- yeast8
- cay8
- coy8
- alecs7
- ascot7
- calos7
- caste7
- cates7
- celts7
- cesta7
- clast7
- cleat7
- close7
- clots7
- coals7
- coast7
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