Is ACUTENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACUTENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACUTENESS mean?
- noun
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
“dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell”
- noun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
“he argued with great acuteness”
- noun
the quality of having a sharp edge or point
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 ACUTENESS
ACUTENESS 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 ACUTENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantuses10
- cuteness10
- nutcases10
- ascents9
- caestus9
- cassene9
- cetanes9
- cuestas9
- cuneate9
- ectases9
- encases9
- nutcase9
- seances9
- secants9
- senecas9
- stances9
- tenaces9
- uncases9
- usances9
- acutes8
- ascent8
- cantus8
- castes8
- causes8
- ceases8
- censes8
- census8
- centas8
- cestas8
- cestus8
- cetane8
- cuesta8
- enacts8
- encase8
- sauces8
- scants8
- scenas8
- scenes8
- scents8
- scutes8
- seance8
- secant8
- seneca8
- stance8
- tenace8
- uncase8
- uncast8
- usance8
- entases7
- sateens7
- senates7
- sensate7
- uneases7
- unseats7
- acnes7
- acute7
- ascus7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
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