ACCOST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACCOST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCOST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCOST is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCOST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accostsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCOST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACCOST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about ACCOST
- The letters of ACCOST run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACCOST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To approach a stranger and speak to them, often boldly or unwelcomely.
When someone accosts you, they step up to you without invitation, perhaps to beg, to question you or to pick a quarrel. The tone is usually negative, suggesting a forward or even threatening manner. The verb began as a sailing term meaning to run alongside, from Latin roots for rib or side, and the sense of drawing up next to a person followed.
How ACCOST is used
Nearly always implies the approach was uninvited.
- A stranger tried to accost her outside the station.
- Reporters waited to accost him as he left the court.
- He did not dare accost the famous author at the party.
- Beggars would accost travellers at the harbour gate.
- Do not accost people in the street with leaflets after dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCOST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACCOST
The 6 tiles of ACCOST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACCOST
4 longer words begin with ACCOST.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCOST
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Common questions about ACCOST
- Is ACCOST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCOST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCOST worth?
- ACCOST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCOST mean?
- To approach a stranger and speak to them, often boldly or unwelcomely.
- What letters can be added to ACCOST?
- ACCOST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACCOST:
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