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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. ACE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (3 letters, 5 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
play (a hole) in one stroke
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Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
ACE scores 5 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, C×1, E×1
ACE has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
ACE is a 3-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 3, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "ACE — play (a hole) in one stroke" (5 Scrabble points).
ACE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is ACE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
ACE (noun): a serve that the receiver is unable to reach. Additional senses: one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face; a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey; the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one".
In standard Scrabble scoring, ACE totals 5 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. ACE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
ACE is 3 letters long, begins with A, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram ACE. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so ACE is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 1 consonant.
Among 17 tracked 3-letter entries, ACE ranks by raw score (5 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QQV, XXX, XYZ, SQQ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, ACE carries 2 vowels and 1 consonant. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or E are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
ACE is a 3-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 3, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 3-letter entries like ACE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that ACE contains A, C, E helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a?e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside ACE include AC, CE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, C, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble ace directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 5 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat ACE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "ACE — play (a hole) in one stroke" (5 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.