ACCIDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACCIDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCIDENT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCIDENT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCIDENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accidentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCIDENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACCIDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCIDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCIDENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An unexpected and unintended event that causes harm or damage; also a happening by chance.
An accident can be a crash on the road, a spill in the kitchen, or a lucky meeting no one planned. Philosophers use the word for a feature of a thing that is not essential to it.
How ACCIDENT is used
Very common; phrases include by accident and accident and emergency.
- The accident closed the motorway for two hours.
- It was no accident that she arrived just as the bell rang.
- He broke the vase by accident while dusting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCIDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCIDENT
14 longer words begin with ACCIDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCIDENT
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Common questions about ACCIDENT
- Is ACCIDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCIDENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCIDENT worth?
- ACCIDENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCIDENT mean?
- An unexpected and unintended event that causes harm or damage; also a happening by chance.
- What letters can be added to ACCIDENT?
- ACCIDENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACCIDENT:
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