accents
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Is accents a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of accents?
Definition
noun (English)
1. distinctive manner of oral expressionExamples: "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"Synonyms: accent, speech pattern
2. special importance or significanceExamples: "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"Synonyms: accent, emphasis
3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of peopleExamples: "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"Synonyms: accent, dialect, idiom
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)Examples: "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"Synonyms: accent, emphasis, stress
5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciationSynonyms: accent, accent mark
verb (English)
1. to stress, single out as importantExamples: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
2. put stress on; utter with an accentExamples: "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"Synonyms: accent, accentuate, stress
Definition source: Wiktionary