ACCELERATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ACCELERATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCELERATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCELERATION is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCELERATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accelerationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCELERATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ACCELERATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCELERATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCELERATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
An increase in speed, or the rate at which velocity changes over time.
In physics, acceleration measures how quickly velocity changes, and it applies to slowing down as well as speeding up. In daily speech, acceleration often just means a car, a trend or a process getting faster.
How ACCELERATION is used
Acceleration is used both in physics and in general talk about pace or growth.
- The sports car is known for its rapid acceleration.
- Gravity causes a falling object to have constant acceleration.
- Analysts noted an acceleration in the pace of economic growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCELERATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCELERATION
1 longer words begin with ACCELERATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCELERATION
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Common questions about ACCELERATION
- Is ACCELERATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCELERATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCELERATION worth?
- ACCELERATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCELERATION mean?
- An increase in speed, or the rate at which velocity changes over time.
- What letters can be added to ACCELERATION?
- ACCELERATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ACCELERATION:
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