CAVATINA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CAVATINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAVATINA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAVATINA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVATINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cavatinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVATINA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAVATINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAVATINA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAVATINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short, simple operatic song, or a lyrical instrumental piece of similar character.
Unlike a grand aria, a cavatina has no repeated sections and tends to be tender and brief. Composers sometimes use the name for songlike movements in chamber music.
How CAVATINA is used
Found in discussion of opera and classical programmes.
- The soprano opened the act with a gentle cavatina.
- Beethoven wrote a famous cavatina for string quartet.
- The guitar cavatina drifted over the quiet room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVATINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAVATINA
1 longer words begin with CAVATINA.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVATINA
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Common questions about CAVATINA
- Is CAVATINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVATINA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVATINA worth?
- CAVATINA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVATINA mean?
- A short, simple operatic song, or a lyrical instrumental piece of similar character.
- What letters can be added to CAVATINA?
- CAVATINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAVATINA:
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