Accretions
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters
Definition of Accretions
noun
- The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
- The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition
"A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion."
- Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
- Concretion; coherence of separate particles
"the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass"
- A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
Anagrams of Accretions
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "accretions":
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
a1
c3
c3
r1
e1
t1
i1
o1
n1
s1
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Accretions
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Accretions"
Accretions is a 10-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "accretions" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Accretions" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "accretions" is a medium-scoring word.