What it means
- (adjective) Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense “She was accessory to the riot.”
- (adjective) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
- (adjective) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
- (noun) Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment. “the accessories of a mobile phone”
- (noun) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- (noun) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- (noun) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
Letter analysis
- Accessory contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- access
- across
- caress
- coarse
- scarce
- scares
- scores
- soccer
- acres
- arose
- assoc
- cares
- cases
- cores
- coyer
- crass
- crays
- cress
- cross
- essay
- oases
- races
- roses
- scare
- scars
- scary
- score
- sears
- soars
- sores
- years
- aces
- acre
- aery
- arcs
- ares
- ayes
- care
- cars
- case
- core
- cosy
- cray
- ears
- easy
- eras
- oars
- orcs
- ores
- race
- racy
- rays
- roes
- rose
- rosy
- sacs
- says
- scar
- sear
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with ACC
- accede
- acceded
- accedes
- acceding
- accelerate
- accelerated
- accelerates
- accelerating
- acceleration
- accelerations
- accelerator
- accelerators
- accent
- accented
- accenting
- accents
- accentuate
- accentuated
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Words ending with ORY
Common questions
What does Accessory mean?
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense
How many letters are in Accessory?
Accessory has 9 letters.
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