What does ACCENT mean?

Pronunciation
/əkˈsɛnt/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. distinctive manner of oral expression“he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent”
  2. special importance or significance“the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis”
  3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people“the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”
  4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)“he put the stress on the wrong syllable”
  5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

verb

  1. to stress, single out as important“Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
  2. put stress on; utter with an accent“In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

accents11

Anagrams of ACCENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ACCENT

34 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

enact7acne6 ante4cane6 cant6 cate6cent6 neat4 ace5 act5 ant3 ate3can5 cat5 eat3 eta3nae3net3 tae3tan3 tea3 ten3 ae2an2at2 en2 et2na2ne2ta2

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Questions

Is ACCENT a valid word in word games?

ACCENT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ACCENT worth?

ACCENT is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ACCENT?

34 other words, including AT, AN, CAN and ACT.