ACCRETE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ACCRETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCRETE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCRETE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCRETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCRETE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACCRETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 748,577.
What does ACCRETE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To grow or increase by gradual addition, or to join together into one mass.
Astronomers say dust and gas accrete into planets under gravity, and geologists say sediment can accrete along a coastline. Writers also use it for habits, rules or debts that pile up slowly over time.
How ACCRETE is used
Accrete is a formal verb used in science and in descriptions of slow accumulation.
- Dust and gas began to accrete around the young star.
- Layers of silt accrete on the river bank each spring.
- Over the years, small rules accrete into a heavy rulebook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCRETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCRETE
2 longer words begin with ACCRETE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCRETE
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Common questions about ACCRETE
- Is ACCRETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCRETE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCRETE worth?
- ACCRETE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCRETE mean?
- To grow or increase by gradual addition, or to join together into one mass.
- What letters can be added to ACCRETE?
- ACCRETE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACCRETE:
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