CIMBALOM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CIMBALOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIMBALOM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIMBALOM is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIMBALOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cimbalomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIMBALOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CIMBALOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIMBALOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CIMBALOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A large Hungarian concert dulcimer whose strings are struck with small hammers.
The cimbalom stands on legs and is played with two padded or bare sticks. Its shimmering, ringing sound is central to Hungarian folk and Gypsy ensembles, and some modern composers have added it to the orchestra.
How CIMBALOM is used
Cimbalom is named in music writing about folk bands and in some orchestral scores.
- The cimbalom opened the piece with a rippling run.
- He learned the cimbalom in a village near Budapest.
- Hammers flew over the strings of the cimbalom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIMBALOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIMBALOM
1 longer words begin with CIMBALOM.
Shorter words from the letters in CIMBALOM
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Common questions about CIMBALOM
- Is CIMBALOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIMBALOM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIMBALOM worth?
- CIMBALOM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIMBALOM mean?
- A large Hungarian concert dulcimer whose strings are struck with small hammers.
- What letters can be added to CIMBALOM?
- CIMBALOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CIMBALOM:
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