ACCUSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACCUSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCUSANT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCUSANT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCUSANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accusantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCUSANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACCUSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCUSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCUSANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalrare
A person who formally accuses another of a fault or crime.
An accusant is the one who brings the charge, as opposed to the accused who must answer it. The word is old and legal in tone, and accuser is far more usual in modern English.
How ACCUSANT is used
Accusant is rare and formal, found in legal or historical writing.
- The accusant stood before the court and repeated his claim.
- No accusant came forward to support the charge.
- The judge questioned the accusant about the date.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCUSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCUSANT
1 longer words begin with ACCUSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCUSANT
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Common questions about ACCUSANT
- Is ACCUSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCUSANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCUSANT worth?
- ACCUSANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCUSANT mean?
- A person who formally accuses another of a fault or crime.
- What letters can be added to ACCUSANT?
- ACCUSANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACCUSANT:
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