Acronym
noun'ækrənɪm
Noun
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)”
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Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- SCRABBLE US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- SCRABBLE UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- WORDS WITH FRIENDS
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
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