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Is acclaim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acclaim is a Scrabble US word. The word acclaim is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

A1C3C3L1A1I1M3

Is acclaim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acclaim is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

A1C3C3L1A1I1M3

Is acclaim a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acclaim is a Words With Friends word. The word acclaim is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1C4C4L2A1I1M4

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7-letter words (1 found)

ACCLAIM,

6-letter words (6 found)

ALCAIC,CAIMAC,CALAMI,CALIMA,CAMAIL,CICALA,

5-letter words (4 found)

ACMIC,CLAIM,LAMIA,MALIC,

4-letter words (18 found)

ACAI,ACCA,ALMA,AMIA,AMLA,CACA,CALM,CAMA,CAMI,CLAM,LAIC,LAMA,LIMA,MACA,MAIL,MALA,MALI,MICA,

3-letter words (17 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIM,ALA,AMA,AMI,CAA,CAL,CAM,LAC,LAM,MAA,MAC,MAL,MIC,MIL,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AI,AL,AM,LA,LI,MA,MI,

You can make 54 words from acclaim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acclaim

acclaim

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ə.ˈkleɪm/
  • Rhymes: -eɪm

Etymology 1

  • First attested in the early 14th century.
  • (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s.
  • Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

Verb

acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
  2. (transitive) To express great approval (for).
  3. (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
  5. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
  6. (Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
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Etymology 2

  • First attested in 1667.

Noun

acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims)

  1. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
  2. (obsolete) A claim.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:applause
Translations

Anagrams

  • malacic

Source: wiktionary.org