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Is acerb a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acerb is a Scrabble US word. The word acerb is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is acerb a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acerb is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is acerb a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acerb is a Words With Friends word. The word acerb is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

ACERB,BRACE,CABER,CABRE,

4-letter words (10 found)

ABER,ACER,ACRE,BARE,BEAR,BRAE,CARB,CARE,CRAB,RACE,

3-letter words (14 found)

ACE,ARB,ARC,ARE,BAC,BAE,BAR,BRA,CAB,CAR,EAR,ERA,REB,REC,

2-letter words (8 found)

AB,AE,AR,BA,BE,EA,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 37 words from acerb according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of acerb

acerb caerb aecrb eacrb cearb ecarb acreb careb arceb raceb craeb rcaeb aercb earcb arecb raecb eracb reacb cerab ecrab creab rceab ercab recab acebr caebr aecbr eacbr ceabr ecabr acber caber abcer bacer cbaer bcaer aebcr eabcr abecr baecr ebacr beacr cebar ecbar cbear bcear ebcar becar acrbe carbe arcbe racbe crabe rcabe acbre cabre abcre bacre cbare bcare arbce rabce abrce barce rbace brace crbae rcbae cbrae bcrae rbcae brcae aerbc earbc arebc raebc erabc reabc aebrc eabrc aberc baerc ebarc bearc arbec rabec abrec barec rbaec braec erbac rebac ebrac berac rbeac breac cerba ecrba creba rceba ercba recba cebra ecbra cbera bcera ebcra becra crbea rcbea cbrea bcrea rbcea brcea erbca rebca ebrca berca rbeca breca

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Definitions and meaning of acerb

acerb

Etymology

Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈsɜːb/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsɜɹb/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b

Adjective

acerb (comparative acerber or more acerb, superlative acerbest or most acerb)

  1. (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
    Synonym: acerbic
  2. (archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
    Synonym: acerbic

Derived terms

Related terms

  • acerbate
  • acerbically
  • acerbity
  • exacerbate

Translations

References

  • “acerb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Brace, brace, caber, cabre, cabré

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French acerbe, from Latin acerbus.

Adjective

acerb m or n (feminine singular acerbă, masculine plural acerbi, feminine and neuter plural acerbe)

  1. harsh, unkind

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org