Is ACCELERANDOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCELERANDOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCELERANDOS mean?
Accelerandos is a form of ACCELERANDO.
- noun
a gradually increasing tempo of music
“my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos”
- adjective
(music) gradually increasing in tempo
- adverb
with increasing speed
“here you must play accelerando”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACCELERANDOS
ACCELERANDOS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACCELERANDOS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accelerando16
- cladocerans16
- cladoceran15
- clearances14
- concealers14
- accolades14
- caracoled14
- coalesced14
- concealed14
- conceders14
- crescendo14
- cancelers13
- caracoles13
- clarences13
- clearance13
- concealer13
- acceders13
- accolade13
- cadences13
- canceled13
- cancered13
- cardcase13
- conceder13
- concedes13
- calendars12
- calenders12
- coarsened12
- colanders12
- coleaders12
- conelrads12
- escalader12
- landraces12
- canceler12
- caracole12
- caracols12
- cenacles12
- clarence12
- coalesce12
- conceals12
- coracles12
- acceder12
- accedes12
- accords12
- cadence12
- cascade12
- coerced12
- concede12
- saccade12
- sconced12
- ascender11
- calderas11
- caldrons11
- calendar11
- calender11
- candelas11
- candlers11
- carloads11
- caseload11
- celadons11
- censored11
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