ACCENTUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ACCENTUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCENTUATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCENTUATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCENTUATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCENTUATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACCENTUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCENTUATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCENTUATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something stand out more clearly, or to give it extra emphasis.
Makeup can accentuate the eyes and lighting can accentuate texture. The verb implies the feature was already there and is simply being drawn out.
How ACCENTUATE is used
Accentuate is used in fashion, design, speech and argument about emphasis.
- The scarf will accentuate the blue of her eyes.
- Shadows accentuate the carvings on the wall.
- The speaker chose to accentuate the positive.
- Bright paint can accentuate flaws in the plaster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCENTUATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCENTUATE
2 longer words begin with ACCENTUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCENTUATE
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Common questions about ACCENTUATE
- Is ACCENTUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCENTUATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCENTUATE worth?
- ACCENTUATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCENTUATE mean?
- To make something stand out more clearly, or to give it extra emphasis.
- What letters can be added to ACCENTUATE?
- ACCENTUATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACCENTUATE:
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