Acronym

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A word formed from the initial letters of the words in a name or phrase and pronounced as a single word.

“NASA is a well-known acronym formed from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/

Syllables

ac·ro·nym

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Synonyms

abbreviationinitialism

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The ACRO prefix is distinctive and the NYM ending appears in very few Wordle words, making this a useful process-of-elimination guess

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points with both Y and M contributing, and it is one of the stronger-scoring seven-letter AC words available

Words Related to Acronym

Words you can make from Acronym

Shorter words formed from the letters in “acronym”.

crayon macron romany acorn acron ancor anomy carny carom coman coram coran corny coyan crany crony cyano cymar macon macro manoc manor marco mayor

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