ACCENTUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACCENTUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCENTUAL?
| 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 ACCENTUAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCENTUAL
No single letter turns ACCENTUAL into another word.
How ACCENTUAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACCENTUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCENTUAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCENTUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to accent, especially verse built on stressed beats rather than syllable counts.
Linguists and poetry scholars use accentual when they discuss rhythm, such as in old English alliterative lines. It contrasts with syllabic verse, where only the number of syllables counts.
How ACCENTUAL is used
Used in linguistics and prosody.
- Old English poetry follows an accentual pattern.
- The lesson covered accentual rhythm in nursery rhymes.
- She studied accentual differences between the two dialects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCENTUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCENTUAL
3 longer words begin with ACCENTUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCENTUAL
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Common questions about ACCENTUAL
- Is ACCENTUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCENTUAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCENTUAL worth?
- ACCENTUAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCENTUAL mean?
- Relating to accent, especially verse built on stressed beats rather than syllable counts.
- What letters can be added to ACCENTUAL?
- No single letter can be added to ACCENTUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACCENTUAL:
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