DULCIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DULCIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DULCIAN?
| 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 DULCIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DULCIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DULCIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DULCIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does DULCIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
An early wooden wind instrument and forerunner of the bassoon, made from a single piece of wood.
The dulcian was popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and has a softer, sweeter tone than a modern bassoon. Early music ensembles revive the dulcian for Renaissance and Baroque repertoire.
How DULCIAN is used
The word dulcian is a specialist term from music history.
- The dulcian player joined the Baroque ensemble.
- A dulcian provides the bass line in this piece.
- The museum displays a carved dulcian from Germany.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DULCIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DULCIAN
The 7 tiles of DULCIAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DULCIAN
3 longer words begin with DULCIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DULCIAN
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Common questions about DULCIAN
- Is DULCIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DULCIAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DULCIAN worth?
- DULCIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DULCIAN mean?
- An early wooden wind instrument and forerunner of the bassoon, made from a single piece of wood.
- What letters can be added to DULCIAN?
- DULCIAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DULCIAN:
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