NEUME is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NEUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUME?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEUME is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neumesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NEUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What does NEUME mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
A symbol used in medieval music notation to represent one or more notes sung to a single syllable.
A neume is a small mark placed above a line of chant text to show a singer roughly how the melody should rise, fall or repeat on a given syllable. Neumes developed in medieval Europe as one of the earliest ways of writing down melody, long before the modern five-line staff, and were used especially for Gregorian chant. Their shapes gradually evolved into the note symbols used in later Western musical notation.
How NEUME is used
Historical and technical term from the study of medieval music notation.
- The manuscript page was covered in delicate neume markings.
- Scholars study how each neume indicated a rise or fall in pitch.
- The choir learned to read the old neume notation for the chant.
- A single neume could stand for several notes sung on one syllable.
- The exhibition included a medieval hymn book written in neume notation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEUME
1 longer words begin with NEUME.
Words with NEUME inside
2 words contain NEUME in the middle. Words that start with NEUME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUME
Common questions about NEUME
- Is NEUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUME worth?
- NEUME is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUME mean?
- A symbol used in medieval music notation to represent one or more notes sung to a single syllable.
- What letters can be added to NEUME?
- NEUME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NEUME:
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