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Is acrolect a Scrabble word?

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

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Is acrolect a Scrabble UK word?

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

A1C3R1O1L1E1C3T1

Is acrolect a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acrolect is a Words With Friends word. The word acrolect is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ACROLECT,

7-letter words (4 found)

CACOLET,CORACLE,CROTALE,LOCATER,

6-letter words (17 found)

CARCEL,CARLOT,CARTEL,CERCAL,CLARET,COALER,COATER,COLTER,CROTAL,LECTOR,LOCATE,LORATE,ORACLE,RECOAL,RECOAT,RECTAL,TARCEL,

5-letter words (43 found)

ACTOR,ALERT,ALTER,ARTEL,CARET,CARLE,CAROL,CARTE,CATER,CECAL,CEORL,CEROC,CLARO,CLART,CLEAR,CLEAT,CLOTE,COACT,COATE,CORAL,CRATE,ECLAT,LACER,LACET,LATER,OATER,OCREA,OCTAL,ORATE,RATEL,REACT,REALO,RECAL,RECCO,RECTA,RECTO,ROATE,ROTAL,TALER,TAROC,TELCO,TOLAR,TRACE,

4-letter words (75 found)

ACER,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ALTO,ARCO,ARET,ARLE,ATOC,CALO,CARE,CARL,CART,CATE,CECA,CELT,CERO,CERT,CLAT,CLOT,COAL,COAT,COCA,COLA,COLE,COLT,CORE,COTE,CROC,EARL,ECCO,EORL,LACE,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAR,LEAT,LOCA,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,OCTA,OLEA,ORAL,ORCA,ORLE,RACE,RALE,RATE,RATO,REAL,ROLE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TARE,TARO,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TORA,TORC,TORE,

3-letter words (52 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAL,CAR,CAT,CEL,COL,COR,COT,EAR,EAT,ECO,ELT,ERA,ETA,LAC,LAR,LAT,LEA,LET,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OLE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,RAT,REC,REO,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEL,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,LA,LO,OE,OR,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 209 words from acrolect according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acrolect

acrolect

Etymology

acro- (“tip; peak”) +‎ -lect, coined by William Alexander Stewart in 1965.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/

Noun

acrolect (plural acrolects)

  1. (sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
    Coordinate terms: mesolect, basilect

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • code-switching
  • matrilect

Further reading

  • post-creole continuum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English acrolect.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.kroːˈlɛkt/
  • Hyphenation: acro‧lect
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun

acrolect n (plural acrolecten, diminutive acrolectje n)

  1. the acrolect; the high-prestige register of a language, mainly used in formal settings
    Antonym: basilect

Source: wiktionary.org