ACCRETION — 9 letter word
accretion
The word accretion has 9 letters: A, C, C, R, E, T, I, O, N. It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Accretion has 1 anagram: anorectic. As a noun, it means "(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)".
9 letter word "accretion": A C C R E T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 13 Words With Friends: 16
Letter Analysis of accretion
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 2 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 5 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of accretion
noun
- (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)
- an increase by natural growth or addition Synonyms: accumulation
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
- something contributing to growth or increase "I scraped away the accretions of paint."