acute
Acute can refer to a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation. Acute is also used as adjective, with meanings including having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
AC
Ends
UTE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ACUTE” Mean?
/əˈkjuːt/
acute has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
6 senseshaving or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
“acute appendicitis”
“the acute phase of the illness”
“acute patients”
extremely sharp or severe
“acute pain”
“felt acute annoyance”
“intense itching and burning”
Synonyms
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
“an acute observer of politics and politicians”
“incisive comments”
“icy knifelike reasoning”
“as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang”
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
ending in a sharp point
Synonyms
of critical importance and consequence
“an acute (or critical) lack of research funds”
Noun
1 sensea mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
A, C, U, T, E
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ACUTE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ACUTE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ACUTE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ACUTE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
AC, CU, UT, TE
Trigrams
ACU, CUT, UTE
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