CEMBALO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CEMBALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEMBALO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEMBALO is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEMBALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cembalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEMBALO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CEMBALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does CEMBALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A harpsichord, a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked.
Cembalo is the Italian-derived name, used on scores and in concert programmes, particularly for continuo parts in baroque works. A cembalo produces a brighter, more clipped sound than a piano because its strings are plucked rather than struck.
How CEMBALO is used
Cembalo appears in music scores and programmes of early music.
- The cembalo accompanied the singers.
- She studied cembalo at the conservatory.
- A cembalo stood in the corner of the hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEMBALO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEMBALO
1 longer words begin with CEMBALO.
Shorter words from the letters in CEMBALO
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Common questions about CEMBALO
- Is CEMBALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEMBALO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEMBALO worth?
- CEMBALO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEMBALO mean?
- A harpsichord, a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked.
- What letters can be added to CEMBALO?
- CEMBALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CEMBALO:
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