CELESTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CELESTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CELESTA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CELESTA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CELESTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
celestasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CELESTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CELESTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does CELESTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small keyboard instrument in which hammers strike steel plates, producing a soft, bell-like tone.
The celesta looks like a little upright piano but sounds like a music box. Tchaikovsky used it in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and film composers still use it for magic or wonder.
How CELESTA is used
Orchestral instrument name; the spelling celeste is a less common alternative.
- A celesta plays the melody in the fairy dance.
- The composer added a celesta for a shimmering effect.
- She studied piano before learning the celesta.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CELESTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CELESTA
The 7 tiles of CELESTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CELESTA
1 longer words begin with CELESTA.
Shorter words from the letters in CELESTA
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Common questions about CELESTA
- Is CELESTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CELESTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CELESTA worth?
- CELESTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CELESTA mean?
- A small keyboard instrument in which hammers strike steel plates, producing a soft, bell-like tone.
- What letters can be added to CELESTA?
- CELESTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CELESTA:
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