acquire: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 18 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of acquire
verb
- transitive
To get.
- transitive
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
Example: to acquire a skill
To become affected by an illness.
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
Listed forms: acquires, acquiring, acquired, glossary, acquirest.
Source: Wiktionary — acquire.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for acquire.
verb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
verb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
verb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
verb
win something through one's efforts
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is acquire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of acquire
A(1) + C(3) + Q(10) + U(1) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 18 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of acquire
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from acquire
44 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in acquire. Showing up to 24, longest first.