acronym
/ækrənɪm/
noun
7 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word.
“the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)”
WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinacronymway
Starts & ends withA … M
Syllablesac · ro · nym
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