ACCRUE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACCRUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCRUE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCRUE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCRUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCRUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACCRUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does ACCRUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To build up gradually over time, or to come to someone as a result.
Interest accrues in a savings account, a little each day, until it is paid out. Benefits and advantages can accrue to a person or a group, and debts and penalties may also accrue when unpaid. Accountants use the word for amounts recorded as they are earned or owed, before any money moves. The root is the Latin verb for growing.
How ACCRUE is used
Common in finance and law; the thing that grows is the subject of the sentence.
- Interest will accrue on the loan from the first day.
- Many benefits accrue to those who start saving early.
- Unused holiday days accrue over the year.
- Late fees continue to accrue until the bill is paid.
- Knowledge seems to accrue slowly in this field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCRUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCRUE
4 longer words begin with ACCRUE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCRUE
Common questions about ACCRUE
- Is ACCRUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCRUE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCRUE worth?
- ACCRUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCRUE mean?
- To build up gradually over time, or to come to someone as a result.
- What letters can be added to ACCRUE?
- ACCRUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACCRUE:
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