Is ACRIMONIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACRIMONIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACRIMONIOUS mean?
- adjective
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
“an acrimonious dispute”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 15 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 ACRIMONIOUS
ACRIMONIOUS 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 ACRIMONIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coumarins13
- criminous13
- minacious13
- acromion12
- coumarin12
- craniums12
- cumarins12
- isonomic12
- marconis12
- minicars12
- minorcas12
- morainic12
- musician12
- omicrons12
- simoniac12
- anosmic11
- camions11
- coniums11
- coriums11
- cormous11
- cranium11
- crimson11
- crinums11
- cumarin11
- macrons11
- maniocs11
- marconi11
- masonic11
- microns11
- minicar11
- minorca11
- miscoin11
- moronic11
- narcism11
- omicron11
- oomiacs11
- unicoms11
- canorous10
- amicus10
- aminic10
- anomic10
- camion10
- caroms10
- comous10
- conium10
- corium10
- crinum10
- cumins10
- macons10
- macron10
- macros10
- manics10
- manioc10
- mascon10
- micron10
- micros10
- mosaic10
- mucins10
- mucors10
- mucosa10
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