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Acute

/əˈkjuːt/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Acute

noun

  1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
  2. An accent or tone higher than others.
  3. An acute accent (´).

    "The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."

verb

  1. To give an acute sound to.

    "He acutes his rising inflection too much."

  2. To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

adjective

  1. Brief, quick, short.

    "It was an acute event."

  2. High or shrill.

    "an acute accent or tone"

  3. Intense, sensitive, sharp.

    "She had an acute sense of honour.  Eagles have very acute vision."

  4. Urgent.

    "His need for medical attention was acute."

  5. With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
Anagrams of Acute

No exact anagrams found for "acute". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "acute" and rearranging:

+aacuate
+ffaucet
+macetum
+ocoteau
+pteacup
+racutercurate
+sacutescuesta
Related Word Patterns
AC...Words starting with "ac"...TEWords ending with "te"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "acute"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
a1
c3
u1
t1
e1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "acute"All 5-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Acute
abateabbreviateabdicateablateablegateabnegateabominateabrogateabsoluteacaudateaccelerateaccentuate
Related 5-Letter Words
aahedaaliiaarghabacaabaciabackabaftabakaabampabaseabashabateabayaabbasabbes

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Acute"

Acute is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Acute" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "acute" is a low-scoring word.