ARMONICA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARMONICA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARMONICA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARMONICA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARMONICA
Front hooks — 1
harmonicaBack hooks — 1
armonicasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARMONICA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARMONICA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARMONICA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARMONICA
- ARMONICA begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARMONICA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A musical instrument of graduated glass bowls or goblets that sound when their moistened rims are rubbed.
The armonica was the glass instrument associated with the eighteenth century, and Benjamin Franklin is credited with a popular version. Its eerie, floating tone made it fashionable, and it is still played today. The name has the same Italian root as harmonica but means a different instrument.
How ARMONICA is used
Armonica is used in music history and in writing about unusual instruments.
- The armonica produced a thin, ghostly note in the quiet room.
- She learned to play the armonica by wetting her fingers on spinning glass.
- Composers once wrote short pieces for the armonica.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARMONICA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARMONICA
The 8 tiles of ARMONICA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARMONICA
1 longer words begin with ARMONICA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARMONICA
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Common questions about ARMONICA
- Is ARMONICA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARMONICA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARMONICA worth?
- ARMONICA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARMONICA mean?
- A musical instrument of graduated glass bowls or goblets that sound when their moistened rims are rubbed.
- What letters can be added to ARMONICA?
- ARMONICA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARMONICA:
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