Is ACQUIRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACQUIRED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACQUIRED mean?
- adjective
gotten through environmental forces
“acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 ACQUIRED
ACQUIRED 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 ACQUIRED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- quadric19
- acquire18
- querida17
- caique17
- cirque17
- quired16
- equid15
- quare14
- quire14
- qadi14
- qaid14
- quad14
- quid14
- quai13
- qua12
- qi11
- caried9
- curiae8
- acred8
- acrid8
- arced8
- cadre8
- caird8
- cared8
- cedar8
- cider8
- cried8
- crude8
- cured8
- daric8
- dicer8
- raced8
- riced8
- uredia7
- areic7
- auric7
- cauri7
- ceria7
- curia7
- curie7
- erica7
- ureic7
- aced7
- acid7
- cade7
- cadi7
- caid7
- card7
- cedi7
- cred7
- crud7
- cued7
- curd7
- dace7
- dice7
- duce7
- duci7
- iced7
- adieu6
- aider6
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