a 1 c 3 c 3 r 1 u 1 e 1
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb grow by addition
verb come into the possession of
originFirst attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0