Scrabble & Words with friends points
- accent is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
- accent is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
- accent is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13
Definition of accent
- special importance or significance (noun)
Examples
- the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
Synonyms
- emphasis
- to stress, single out as important (verb)
Synonyms
- accentuate
- emphasise
- emphasize
- punctuate
- stress
- distinctive manner of oral expression (noun)
Examples
- he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
Synonyms
- speech pattern
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun)
Synonyms
- emphasis
- stress
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun)
Examples
- he has a strong German accent
Synonyms
- dialect
- idiom
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun)
Synonyms
- accent mark
- put stress on; utter with an accent (verb)
Examples
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Synonyms
- accentuate
- stress
See definition of accent in Merriam Webster