What does ACUTE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /əˈkjut/
- Letters
- 5
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 9
- How common
- Common
Meaning
adjective
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course“acute appendicitis”
- extremely sharp or intense“acute pain”
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions“an acute observer of politics and politicians”
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- ending in a sharp point
- of critical importance and consequence“an acute (or critical) lack of research funds”
noun
- a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
acuter8acutes8acutest9
Anagrams of ACUTE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside ACUTE
22 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is ACUTE a valid word in word games?
ACUTE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is ACUTE worth?
ACUTE is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from ACUTE?
22 other words, including AT, ACT, CUT and EAT.