accident: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of accident
noun
- countable, uncountable
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
Example: to die by an accident such as an act of God
- countable, uncountable
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans. casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
- countable, uncountable
A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
Example: There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.
- countable, uncountable
Any chance event.
Listed forms: accidents.
Source: Wiktionary — accident.
adj
- not-comparable
Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
Example: The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172.
Source: Wiktionary — accident.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is accident in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of accident
A(1) + C(3) + C(3) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of accident
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from accident
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