AUBADE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AUBADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUBADE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUBADE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUBADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aubadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUBADE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AUBADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does AUBADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A poem or piece of music meant to greet the dawn, or to describe lovers parting at daybreak.
The word aubade came into English from French, where it grew out of the Spanish word for dawn. The form began in medieval Provençal poetry, in which a watchman warns two lovers that morning has arrived. It is the morning counterpart of the serenade, which belongs to the evening, and later composers used it for light instrumental pieces as well.
How AUBADE is used
Mostly found in writing about poetry and classical music rather than in everyday speech.
- The poet wrote an aubade for the lovers who had to part at first light.
- An aubade drifted across the courtyard as the sun cleared the roofs.
- Her concert opened with a gentle aubade for flute and harp.
- Few modern poets still attempt the aubade, an old form built around a dawn farewell.
- The critic compared the opening movement to an aubade, all pale light and quiet birdsong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUBADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUBADE
1 longer words begin with AUBADE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUBADE
Common questions about AUBADE
- Is AUBADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUBADE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUBADE worth?
- AUBADE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUBADE mean?
- A poem or piece of music meant to greet the dawn, or to describe lovers parting at daybreak.
- What letters can be added to AUBADE?
- AUBADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AUBADE:
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