ACCRUEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ACCRUEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCRUEMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCRUEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCRUEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accruementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCRUEMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACCRUEMENT, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCRUEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCRUEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The gradual growth or build-up of something, or the thing that has been added.
Accruement is a rare cousin of accrual and suits finance and legal prose about interest or benefits building up. It stresses slow, natural addition rather than a sudden gain.
How ACCRUEMENT is used
Accruement is a formal, uncommon noun used for gradual accumulation, especially of money.
- The accruement of interest made the debt grow.
- Years of quiet accruement filled the family archive.
- The report tracks the accruement of benefits over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCRUEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCRUEMENT
1 longer words begin with ACCRUEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCRUEMENT
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Common questions about ACCRUEMENT
- Is ACCRUEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCRUEMENT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCRUEMENT worth?
- ACCRUEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCRUEMENT mean?
- The gradual growth or build-up of something, or the thing that has been added.
- What letters can be added to ACCRUEMENT?
- ACCRUEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACCRUEMENT:
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