accelerate

VERB /æk'sɛlə,reɪt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

accelerate is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1C3C3E1L1E1R1A1T1E1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does accelerate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Cause to move faster.

“He accelerated the car”

SYNONYMS
SPEEDSPEED UP
ANTONYMS
DECELERATE
BROADER
MODIFYCHANGEALTER
RELATED
ACCELERATIONACCELERATIVEACCELERATORACCELERATORY
2

Move faster.

“The car accelerated”

SYNONYMS
QUICKENSPEEDSPEED UP
ANTONYMS
DECELERATE
BROADER
INTENSIFYDEEPEN
NARROWER
BRISKENBRISKBRISK UP
RELATED
ACCELERATIVEACCELERATORY