COLORATURA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COLORATURA 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 COLORATURA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLORATURA is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLORATURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coloraturasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLORATURA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COLORATURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLORATURA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLORATURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
Elaborate, decorated passages of vocal music, or a soprano who specialises in singing them.
Coloratura demands great agility, with fast runs, trills and leaps in a high voice. Opera roles such as the Queen of the Night are famous tests of coloratura skill.
How COLORATURA is used
Coloratura names the florid style as well as the singer who performs it.
- The soprano dazzled the audience with her coloratura.
- The aria is full of difficult coloratura runs.
- A true coloratura can reach very high notes with ease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLORATURA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLORATURA
1 longer words begin with COLORATURA.
Shorter words from the letters in COLORATURA
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Common questions about COLORATURA
- Is COLORATURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLORATURA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLORATURA worth?
- COLORATURA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLORATURA mean?
- Elaborate, decorated passages of vocal music, or a soprano who specialises in singing them.
- What letters can be added to COLORATURA?
- COLORATURA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COLORATURA:
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