AVGOLEMONO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AVGOLEMONO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVGOLEMONO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVGOLEMONO is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVGOLEMONO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avgolemonosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVGOLEMONO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AVGOLEMONO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVGOLEMONO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVGOLEMONO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Greek soup or sauce made from egg yolks and lemon juice beaten into chicken stock.
The silky texture of avgolemono comes from slowly mixing hot broth into whisked eggs without letting them curdle. The soup often contains rice or orzo, and the lemon gives it a bright, tangy edge.
How AVGOLEMONO is used
Used in cooking and on menus, borrowed from Greek and often not translated.
- We ordered avgolemono with warm bread.
- Her grandmother's avgolemono was thick with rice and lemon.
- Avgolemono sauce goes well with stuffed vine leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVGOLEMONO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVGOLEMONO
1 longer words begin with AVGOLEMONO.
Shorter words from the letters in AVGOLEMONO
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Common questions about AVGOLEMONO
- Is AVGOLEMONO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVGOLEMONO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVGOLEMONO worth?
- AVGOLEMONO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVGOLEMONO mean?
- A Greek soup or sauce made from egg yolks and lemon juice beaten into chicken stock.
- What letters can be added to AVGOLEMONO?
- AVGOLEMONO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AVGOLEMONO:
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