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Is acolyte a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acolyte is a Scrabble US word. The word acolyte is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is acolyte a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acolyte is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word acolyte is a Words With Friends word. The word acolyte is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

ACOLYTE,COTYLAE,

6-letter words (3 found)

ACETYL,COTYLE,LOCATE,

5-letter words (15 found)

CETYL,CLEAT,CLOTE,CLOYE,COALY,COATE,COLEY,ECLAT,LACET,LACEY,LYCEA,OCTAL,OCTYL,TALCY,TELCO,

4-letter words (47 found)

ACYL,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ALTO,ATOC,CALO,CATE,CELT,CLAT,CLAY,CLOT,CLOY,COAL,COAT,COLA,COLE,COLT,COLY,COTE,CYTE,EYOT,LACE,LACY,LATE,LEAT,LOCA,LOTA,LOTE,LYTE,OATY,OCTA,OLEA,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TEAL,TELA,TOEA,TOEY,TOLA,TOLE,YALE,YATE,YELT,

3-letter words (44 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALT,ATE,AYE,CAL,CAT,CAY,CEL,CLY,COL,COT,COY,EAT,ECO,ELT,ETA,LAC,LAT,LAY,LEA,LET,LEY,LOT,LOY,LYE,OAT,OCA,OLE,OYE,TAE,TAO,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEL,TOC,TOE,TOY,TYE,YAE,YEA,YET,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AL,AT,AY,EA,EL,ET,LA,LO,OE,OY,TA,TE,TO,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 129 words from acolyte according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acolyte

acolyte

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.kə.laɪt/

Noun

acolyte (plural acolytes)

  1. (Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
  2. (Christianity) An altar server.
  3. An attendant, assistant or follower.

Synonyms

(assistant): sidekick

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “acolyte”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • cotylae

French

Alternative forms

  • acolythe (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French acolyt, from Ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɔ.lit/

Noun

acolyte m (plural acolytes)

  1. (religion) acolyte
  2. henchman, sidekick

Further reading

  • “acolyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org