AQUATINT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AQUATINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AQUATINT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AQUATINT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AQUATINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AQUATINT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AQUATINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AQUATINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AQUATINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A print resembling a watercolour, made by etching a copper plate with acid through a layer of resin to create tonal shading.
The technique lets an engraver produce soft washes of tone instead of lines alone. Goya and many landscape artists used aquatint, and the word is also a verb for the process.
How AQUATINT is used
Used in printmaking and art collecting.
- The gallery displayed a fine aquatint of the harbour.
- She learned aquatint at art school.
- The aquatint gave the sky a soft, misty tone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AQUATINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AQUATINT
9 longer words begin with AQUATINT.
Shorter words from the letters in AQUATINT
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Common questions about AQUATINT
- Is AQUATINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AQUATINT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AQUATINT worth?
- AQUATINT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AQUATINT mean?
- A print resembling a watercolour, made by etching a copper plate with acid through a layer of resin to create tonal shading.
- What letters can be added to AQUATINT?
- AQUATINT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AQUATINT:
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