What does ACCESS mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈækˌsɛs/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the right to enter
  2. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
  3. a way of entering or leaving“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
  4. a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)
  5. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
  6. the act of approaching or entering“he gained access to the building”

verb

  1. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
  2. reach or gain access to“How does one access the attic in this house?”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

accessed13accesses12accessing14

Anagrams of ACCESS

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

Words inside ACCESS

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

cases7aces6case6 ceca8cess6sacs6seas4secs6ace5 ess3sac5 sae3sea3 sec5 ae2as2 es2

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Questions

Is ACCESS a valid word in word games?

ACCESS 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 ACCESS worth?

ACCESS is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ACCESS?

17 other words, including AS, CASE, SEA and CASES.