AQUARELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. AQUARELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AQUARELLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AQUARELLE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AQUARELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aquarellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AQUARELLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AQUARELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AQUARELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AQUARELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A painting made with thin, transparent watercolours, or the method of painting in that way.
The aquarelle comes from the French word for watercolour and is used mostly by art writers and in galleries. It stresses the light, see-through washes, in contrast to opaque paints such as gouache.
How AQUARELLE is used
An art term for watercolour work, often used in catalogues.
- The gallery hung a small aquarelle of the harbour at dawn.
- She mastered the aquarelle after years of painting landscapes.
- An aquarelle depends on pale washes laid one over another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AQUARELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AQUARELLE
1 longer words begin with AQUARELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in AQUARELLE
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Common questions about AQUARELLE
- Is AQUARELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AQUARELLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AQUARELLE worth?
- AQUARELLE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AQUARELLE mean?
- A painting made with thin, transparent watercolours, or the method of painting in that way.
- What letters can be added to AQUARELLE?
- AQUARELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AQUARELLE:
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