CANZONET is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CANZONET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANZONET?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANZONET is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANZONET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canzonetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANZONET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANZONET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANZONET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANZONET mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short, light song or air, originally a lively Italian part-song of the sixteenth century.
The canzonet was a smaller and gayer cousin of the madrigal, written for a few voices with simple rhythms. English composers of Elizabethan times, such as Thomas Morley, made it popular on their side of the Channel.
How CANZONET is used
A term from music history; canzonet may still describe a short vocal piece with a light mood.
- The choir opened with a bright canzonet by Morley.
- She composed a graceful canzonet for two sopranos.
- Every canzonet in the collection runs under two minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANZONET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANZONET
4 longer words begin with CANZONET.
Shorter words from the letters in CANZONET
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Common questions about CANZONET
- Is CANZONET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANZONET, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANZONET worth?
- CANZONET is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANZONET mean?
- A short, light song or air, originally a lively Italian part-song of the sixteenth century.
- What letters can be added to CANZONET?
- CANZONET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANZONET:
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