accelerando
NOUNADJECTIVEADVERB
/æk,sɛlə'rɑndoʊ/
11 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
accelerando is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1C3C3E1L1E1R1A1N1D2O1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does accelerando mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A gradually increasing tempo of music.
“my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos”
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(music) gradually increasing in tempo.
SIMILAR
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
With increasing speed.
“here you must play accelerando”