Scrabble & Words with friends points
- acute is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
- acute is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
- acute is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of acute
- extremely sharp or severe (adjective)
Examples
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
Synonyms
- intense
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adjective)
Examples
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
Synonyms
- discriminating
- incisive
- keen
- knifelike
- penetrating
- penetrative
- piercing
- sharp
- ending in a sharp point (adjective)
Synonyms
- acuate
- needlelike
- sharp
- a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun)
Synonyms
- acute accent
- ague
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course (adjective)
Examples
- acute appendicitis
- the acute phase of the illness
- acute patients
- of critical importance and consequence (adjective)
Examples
- an acute (or critical) lack of research funds
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees ()
See definition of acute in Merriam Webster