The word acronym is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such…
  • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
  • acronym v. To form into an acronym.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ABBREVIATION ACRONYM AN AS BEGINNING BY EXCLUSIVELY FORM FORMED INITIAL INTO LETTERS LINGUISTICS OF OR OTHER SOMETIMES SUCH SYLLABLES THE TO WORDS

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

BENELUX

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ACRO CRON CRONY NY NYM ON ONY

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MY NO NOR OR ORC ORCA

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ACRONYMS ACRONYMIC ACRONYMOUS ACRONYMANIA ACRONYMANIAS ACRONYMICALLY

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BACRONYMS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

BACRONYM

8 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BACRONYM
+D DORMANCY MORDANCY
+H MONARCHY NOMARCHY
+I ACRIMONY
+L NORMALCY
+S ACRONYMS

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C MORNAY
-M CRAYON
-Y MACRON

Scrabble scoring

  • 14 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 112476 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 771970 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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