ACCUMULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ACCUMULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCUMULATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCUMULATE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCUMULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCUMULATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACCUMULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCUMULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCUMULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To gather or pile up little by little until there is a large amount.
Things accumulate slowly, whether dust on a shelf, savings in a bank or experience over a career. The word focuses on gradual increase over time, with the pile growing unnoticed.
How ACCUMULATE is used
Accumulate is used for both physical piles and abstract things such as wealth, evidence and knowledge.
- Dust began to accumulate on the unused piano.
- She hoped to accumulate enough savings for a house.
- Evidence continued to accumulate against the theory.
- Snow can accumulate quickly in the mountains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCUMULATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCUMULATE
2 longer words begin with ACCUMULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCUMULATE
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Common questions about ACCUMULATE
- Is ACCUMULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCUMULATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCUMULATE worth?
- ACCUMULATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCUMULATE mean?
- To gather or pile up little by little until there is a large amount.
- What letters can be added to ACCUMULATE?
- ACCUMULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACCUMULATE:
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