CADENZA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CADENZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CADENZA?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADENZA is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADENZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cadenzasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CADENZA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CADENZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CADENZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A showy solo passage in a concerto or similar piece, often played without accompaniment near the end of a movement.
In a cadenza the soloist is free to display skill, and in the classical era players often improvised it on the spot. Composers later began writing the cadenza out in full.
How CADENZA is used
Cadenza is an Italian-derived musical term used for a virtuoso solo moment.
- The violinist played a dazzling cadenza before the orchestra returned.
- Beethoven wrote his own cadenza for the piano concerto.
- The audience held its breath during the long cadenza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADENZA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CADENZA
1 longer words begin with CADENZA.
Shorter words from the letters in CADENZA
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Common questions about CADENZA
- Is CADENZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADENZA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADENZA worth?
- CADENZA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADENZA mean?
- A showy solo passage in a concerto or similar piece, often played without accompaniment near the end of a movement.
- What letters can be added to CADENZA?
- CADENZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CADENZA:
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