accompany: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 20 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of accompany
verb
- transitive
To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
Example: Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.
- transitive
To supplement with; add to.
- intransitive
To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
- transitive
To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).
Example: The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds.
Listed forms: accompanies, accompanying, accompanied.
Source: Wiktionary — accompany.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for accompany.
verb
be present or associated with an event or entity
- attach to
- come with
- go with
verb
perform an accompaniment to
- play along
- follow
verb
be a companion to somebody
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is accompany in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of accompany
A(1) + C(3) + C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + A(1) + N(1) + Y(4) = 20 points.
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Anagrams of accompany
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from accompany
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