Is “Acute” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ACUTE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Acute

noun
  1. 1.A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

  2. 2.An accent or tone higher than others.

  3. 3.An acute accent (´).

    The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.

verb
  1. 1.To give an acute sound to.

    He acutes his rising inflection too much.

  2. 2.To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

adjective
  1. 1.Brief, quick, short.

    It was an acute event.

  2. 2.High or shrill.

    an acute accent or tone

  3. 3.Intense, sensitive, sharp.

    She had an acute sense of honour.  Eagles have very acute vision.

Synonyms: acute-angled, emergent, pressing, sudden, fast, rapid