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ACNES

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What ACNES Means

ACNES is a form of ACNE, which means:

  1. noun: an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ACNES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 C3 N1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of ACNES (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In ACNES

38 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (15)

3 letter words (15)

2 letter words (8)

Longer Words Containing ACNES

ACNES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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