ACCENDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACCENDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACCENDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCENDS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCENDS
No single letter turns ACCENDS into another word.
How ACCENDS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACCENDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ACCENDS mean in Scrabble?
ACCENDS is the present-tense form of ACCEND used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCENDS
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Common questions about ACCENDS
- Is ACCENDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACCENDS is not in it.
- How many points is ACCENDS worth?
- ACCENDS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACCENDS?
- No single letter can be added to ACCENDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACCENDS:
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