ACCRESCENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACCRESCENCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACCRESCENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCRESCENCE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCRESCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accrescencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCRESCENCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACCRESCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 4 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ACCRESCENCE needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about ACCRESCENCE
- The letter C appears four times in ACCRESCENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ACCRESCENCE
1 longer words begin with ACCRESCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCRESCENCE
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Common questions about ACCRESCENCE
- Is ACCRESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACCRESCENCE is not in it.
- How many points is ACCRESCENCE worth?
- ACCRESCENCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACCRESCENCE?
- ACCRESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACCRESCENCE:
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