acronym

Meanings

Plural: acronyms

Noun

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
Generally such abbreviations, including those pronounced as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
Exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser" or "NATO").
An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").

Verb

To form into an acronym.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Akronym, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, peak”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to acro- (“high; beginning”) + -onym (“name”). Modelled after Homonym and Synonym, first attested in German in the early 1900s and in English in 1940.

Synonyms

broader sense

Scrabble Score: 14

acronym is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
acronym is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acronym is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

acronym is a valid Words With Friends word