ACCUSATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACCUSATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACCUSATIVE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCUSATIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCUSATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
accusativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACCUSATIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACCUSATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCUSATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACCUSATIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb in languages such as Latin, German and Russian.
English has lost most case endings, so the accusative survives only in pronouns like "him" and "them". Students meet it mainly when learning a language where nouns change their endings.
How ACCUSATIVE is used
Accusative is a grammar term, and it may also name a word standing in that case.
- In Latin, the object of the verb is put in the accusative.
- German masculine nouns change their article in the accusative.
- The pronoun "whom" is an old accusative form in English.
- Learners often confuse the accusative with the dative.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACCUSATIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACCUSATIVE
2 longer words begin with ACCUSATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCUSATIVE
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Common questions about ACCUSATIVE
- Is ACCUSATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACCUSATIVE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACCUSATIVE worth?
- ACCUSATIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACCUSATIVE mean?
- The grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb in languages such as Latin, German and Russian.
- What letters can be added to ACCUSATIVE?
- ACCUSATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACCUSATIVE:
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