ACCESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACCESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCESS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCESS
No single letter turns ACCESS into another word.
How ACCESS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACCESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,840 thousand.
What stands out about ACCESS
- The letters of ACCESS run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACCESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The means or right to reach, enter or use something.
Access can be physical, such as a ramp that gives wheelchair users access to a building, or a matter of permission, such as access to private records. In computing, the same word names the act of reading or retrieving stored data. It is also used as a verb, and it can mean a sudden attack of feeling, as in an access of rage. The word traces back to the Latin for coming toward.
How ACCESS is used
Often followed by "to"; as a verb it is most common in computing.
- Residents have access to the garden all year.
- Only staff are given access to the archive.
- The new road improves access to the hospital.
- He lost access to his account after changing the password.
- She felt an access of pride as the curtain rose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCESS
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with ACCESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCESS
Common questions about ACCESS
- Is ACCESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCESS worth?
- ACCESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCESS mean?
- The means or right to reach, enter or use something.
- What letters can be added to ACCESS?
- No single letter can be added to ACCESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACCESS:
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