BIENNALE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BIENNALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIENNALE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIENNALE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIENNALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biennalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIENNALE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIENNALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIENNALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIENNALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large art exhibition or festival held every two years.
The Venice biennale is the best known, drawing artists and critics from around the world. Cities use the word biennale to signal an international event of art, design or architecture on a two-year cycle.
How BIENNALE is used
Biennale is borrowed from Italian and is often capitalised in event names.
- The artist was invited to show at the biennale in Venice.
- Every biennale brings new installations to the old harbour.
- The city launched a design biennale to attract visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIENNALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIENNALE
1 longer words begin with BIENNALE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIENNALE
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Common questions about BIENNALE
- Is BIENNALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIENNALE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIENNALE worth?
- BIENNALE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIENNALE mean?
- A large art exhibition or festival held every two years.
- What letters can be added to BIENNALE?
- BIENNALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIENNALE:
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