accretion
Accretion can refer to an increase by natural growth or addition, something contributing to growth or increase, or (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
AC
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ACCRETION” Mean?
/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/
accretion has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesan increase by natural growth or addition
Synonyms
something contributing to growth or increase
“he scraped away the accretions of paint”
“the central city surrounded by recent accretions”
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
Synonyms for ACCRETION
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
an increase by natural growth or addition
Length
9 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
A, C, C, R, E, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ACCRETION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
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★★☆☆☆ACCRETION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆ACCRETION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEFGH
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
AC, CC, CR, RE, ET, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
ACC, CCR, CRE, RET, ETI, TIO, ION
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