acerbate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of acerbate
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (rare)Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
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adj
- (rare)Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
verb
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(transitive)To exasperate; to irritate.
“Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.”
- (transitive)To make bitter or sour.
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Etymology
From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).
Words you can make from acerbate
115 playable · top: ABREACT (11 pts)
Best play abreact 11 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
26 words- ACERB 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- REBEC 9 pts
- ABATE 7 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- BERET 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- RABAT 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- AREAE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
4-letter words
29 words- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BEET 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- CAB 7 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TAB 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
2-letter words
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2 extensions · 2 back
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