Is ACCENTUATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCENTUATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCENTUATING mean?
Accentuating is a form of ACCENTUATE.
- verb
to stress, single out as important
“Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
- verb
put stress on; utter with an accent
“In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + U (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 ACCENTUATING
ACCENTUATING 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 ACCENTUATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accenting14
- catenating13
- actuating12
- acutance12
- cuneatic12
- enacting11
- atactic11
- ectatic11
- tautening10
- antiacne10
- tunicate10
- uncinate10
- agnatic10
- canting10
- catagen10
- catting10
- cuttage10
- cutting10
- accent10
- acetic10
- cancan10
- cantic10
- tactic10
- tictac10
- attuning9
- nutating9
- taunting9
- actuate9
- ancient9
- cantina9
- nictate9
- tetanic9
- tunicae9
- acting9
- cangue9
- caning9
- catgut9
- cueing9
- guaiac9
- incage9
- uncage9
- cacti9
- caeca9
- agitate8
- anguine8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antigun8
- gentian8
- guanine8
- netting8
- nutting8
- tangent8
- tannage8
- tauting8
- tenting8
- tunnage8
- unitage8
- acetin8
- acuate8
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