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Is acne a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acne is a Scrabble US word. The word acne is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is acne a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acne is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is acne a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acne is a Words With Friends word. The word acne is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (3 found)

ACNE,ANCE,CANE,

3-letter words (5 found)

ACE,ANE,CAN,EAN,NAE,

2-letter words (6 found)

AE,AN,EA,EN,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 15 words from acne according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acne

acne

English

Etymology

From New Latin acnē, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæk.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ækni

Noun

acne (usually uncountable, plural acnes)

  1. (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
  2. A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • -ance, Caen, CanE, Cane, Cena, Nace, ance, cane

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaŋ.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈaŋ.ne]

Noun

acne f (countable and uncountable, plural acnes)

  1. acne

Further reading

  • “acne”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
  • “acne”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “acne” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “acne” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French acné, from New Latin acne, probably from Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑkˈneː/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ne
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

acne f or m (uncountable)

  1. acne

Synonyms

  • jeugdpuistjes

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: akne

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈak.ne/
  • Rhymes: -akne
  • Hyphenation: àc‧ne

Noun

acne f (plural acni)

  1. (pathology) acne

Derived terms

  • acneico

Anagrams

  • cane, cena

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈak.neː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈak.ne]

Noun

acnē f (genitive acnēs); first declension

  1. (New Latin) acne

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Descendants

  • English: acne

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

acne f (plural acnes)

  1. (pathology) acne (a skin condition)
  2. acne (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition)

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • akne

Noun

acne c

  1. (pathology) acne

Declension

References

  • acne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • acne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org