ACCOLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACCOLADE 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 ACCOLADE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCOLADE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCOLADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCOLADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACCOLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCOLADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCOLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An award or expression of praise given as a special honour.
Today an accolade is any prize or glowing tribute, but the word first named the ceremony of knighthood, a tap on the shoulder with a sword. In music it can also mean the brace joining staves.
How ACCOLADE is used
Often found in the phrases receive an accolade or win accolades.
- The novel won every major accolade that year.
- The highest accolade for a chef is a third star.
- The squire knelt for the accolade from the king.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCOLADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCOLADE
2 longer words begin with ACCOLADE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCOLADE
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Common questions about ACCOLADE
- Is ACCOLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCOLADE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCOLADE worth?
- ACCOLADE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCOLADE mean?
- An award or expression of praise given as a special honour.
- What letters can be added to ACCOLADE?
- ACCOLADE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACCOLADE:
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