LEITMOTIV is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LEITMOTIV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEITMOTIV?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEITMOTIV is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEITMOTIV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leitmotivsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEITMOTIV scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LEITMOTIV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEITMOTIV has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEITMOTIV mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A recurring musical phrase or theme tied to a particular character, idea or situation in a larger work.
The German-flavoured spelling is the one found in older programme notes, while leitmotif is the form more common today. Listeners learn to spot a leitmotiv the way they learn a face, and its return signals that the character or idea is near.
How LEITMOTIV is used
Used in discussing opera, film scores and also novels where an image or phrase keeps returning.
- Wagner gave each hero his own leitmotiv, so the orchestra could announce him before he appeared.
- The cold two-note leitmotiv returns every time the villain enters the scene.
- In the novel, a broken clock acts as a quiet leitmotiv for lost time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEITMOTIV and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEITMOTIV
1 longer words begin with LEITMOTIV.
Shorter words from the letters in LEITMOTIV
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Common questions about LEITMOTIV
- Is LEITMOTIV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEITMOTIV, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEITMOTIV worth?
- LEITMOTIV is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEITMOTIV mean?
- A recurring musical phrase or theme tied to a particular character, idea or situation in a larger work.
- What letters can be added to LEITMOTIV?
- LEITMOTIV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LEITMOTIV:
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