ACCRESCENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACCRESCENCES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACCRESCENCES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCRESCENCES is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCRESCENCES
No single letter turns ACCRESCENCES into another word.
How ACCRESCENCES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ACCRESCENCES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ACCRESCENCES needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about ACCRESCENCES
- The letter C appears four times in ACCRESCENCES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ACCRESCENCES
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Common questions about ACCRESCENCES
- Is ACCRESCENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACCRESCENCES is not in it.
- How many points is ACCRESCENCES worth?
- ACCRESCENCES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACCRESCENCES?
- No single letter can be added to ACCRESCENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ACCRESCENCES:
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