CAPONATA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CAPONATA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPONATA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPONATA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPONATA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caponatasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPONATA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAPONATA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPONATA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAPONATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Sicilian dish of aubergine, olives, capers and onions in a sweet and sour sauce, served cold as a starter or relish.
Caponata is a standard antipasto in southern Italy, often made a day ahead so the flavours blend. Some cooks add celery or pine nuts, but fried aubergine is always the base.
How CAPONATA is used
Used in cooking and menus, often as a spread on bread.
- We began with bread and a bowl of caponata.
- Her caponata was sharp with vinegar and sweet with raisins.
- Caponata keeps well in the fridge for several days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPONATA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAPONATA
1 longer words begin with CAPONATA.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPONATA
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Common questions about CAPONATA
- Is CAPONATA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPONATA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPONATA worth?
- CAPONATA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPONATA mean?
- A Sicilian dish of aubergine, olives, capers and onions in a sweet and sour sauce, served cold as a starter or relish.
- What letters can be added to CAPONATA?
- CAPONATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAPONATA:
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