Is ACCRETIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCRETIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCRETIVE mean?
- adjective
growing by accretion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 16 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 ACCRETIVE
ACCRETIVE 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 ACCRETIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crevice14
- creative13
- reactive13
- accrete11
- active11
- acetic10
- arctic10
- cretic10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- civet10
- crave10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- verite9
- cacti9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- recce9
- cave9
- vice9
- cerate8
- cerite8
- create8
- ecarte8
- recite8
- tierce8
- aiver8
- avert8
- evert8
- evite8
- reave8
- reive8
- revet8
- rivet8
- trave8
- vitae8
- ceca8
- vac8
- areic7
- caret7
- carte7
- cater7
- ceria7
- citer7
- crate7
- erect7
- erica7
- react7
- recit7
- recta7
- recti7
- terce7
- trace7
- triac7
- trice7
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