LEGATO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LEGATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGATO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGATO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGATO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGATO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEGATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does LEGATO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Played smoothly, with each note flowing into the next without any noticeable break or gap.
Legato marks a passage where a performer connects successive notes so closely that the music seems to glide rather than jump from one sound to the next, the opposite of the clipped, separated style called staccato. Composers usually show a legato passage with a curved line, called a slur, drawn over or under the notes. Singers and string players can shape a legato line simply by controlling breath or bow pressure, while pianists must rely on careful timing since a piano cannot truly sustain one note into another.
How LEGATO is used
A musical direction and descriptive term, used of both the marking in a score and the style of playing itself.
- The conductor asked the strings to play the passage legato.
- A long legato phrase opened the second movement.
- Her legato technique made the melody sound like a single breath.
- The score switches from legato to staccato within a few bars.
- He practiced the scale legato before attempting it at speed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGATO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEGATO
The 6 tiles of LEGATO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEGATO
4 longer words begin with LEGATO.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGATO
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Common questions about LEGATO
- Is LEGATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGATO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGATO worth?
- LEGATO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGATO mean?
- Played smoothly, with each note flowing into the next without any noticeable break or gap.
- What letters can be added to LEGATO?
- LEGATO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEGATO:
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