Is ACQUAINTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACQUAINTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACQUAINTING mean?
Acquainting is a form of ACQUAINT.
- verb
cause to come to know personally
“permit me to acquaint you with my son”
- verb
make familiar or conversant with
“you should acquaint yourself with your new computer”
- verb
inform
“Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + Q (10) + U (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 ACQUAINTING
ACQUAINTING 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 ACQUAINTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antiquing19
- acquaint19
- cinquain19
- quanting18
- aquatic18
- quantic18
- quintic18
- quintain17
- acquit17
- quinic17
- quinina16
- quinnat16
- quintan16
- quintin16
- quaint15
- quanta15
- quinin15
- quinta15
- cinq15
- qanat14
- quant14
- quint14
- quag14
- aqua13
- quai13
- quin13
- quit13
- qat12
- qua12
- qi11
- actinian10
- agnatic10
- augitic10
- canting10
- iguanian9
- actinia9
- cantina9
- acting9
- caning9
- citing9
- guaiac9
- antigun8
- ignatia8
- uniting8
- incant8
- niacin8
- tannic8
- tunica8
- uncini8
- acing8
- cuing8
- icing8
- angina7
- anting7
- guanin7
- iguana7
- tining7
- tuning7
- acini7
- actin7
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