ACCREDIT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACCREDIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCREDIT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCREDIT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCREDIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accreditsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCREDIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACCREDIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCREDIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCREDIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give official approval or authority to a person or an institution.
Councils accredit schools that meet set standards, and governments accredit an ambassador to a foreign court. A second sense is to credit someone with an action, as in accrediting a discovery to a scientist.
How ACCREDIT is used
Formal verb, often in the passive; accredited by an authority.
- The board will accredit the college after its inspection.
- Journalists must be accredited before they enter the summit.
- Historians accredit the design to a local architect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCREDIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCREDIT
6 longer words begin with ACCREDIT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCREDIT
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Common questions about ACCREDIT
- Is ACCREDIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCREDIT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCREDIT worth?
- ACCREDIT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCREDIT mean?
- To give official approval or authority to a person or an institution.
- What letters can be added to ACCREDIT?
- ACCREDIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACCREDIT:
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