NOVELETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NOVELETTE 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 NOVELETTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVELETTE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVELETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
novelettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOVELETTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOVELETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOVELETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOVELETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short novel, often one considered light, romantic or sentimental.
In publishing a novelette sits between a short story and a full novel in length. The word can carry a faint sneer when applied to cheap romantic fiction, though in science fiction it is a neutral length category.
How NOVELETTE is used
Used for fiction of medium length, sometimes with a dismissive tone.
- She wrote a romantic novelette in a single summer.
- The magazine printed a new novelette every month.
- Critics dismissed the book as a mere novelette.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVELETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOVELETTE
1 longer words begin with NOVELETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVELETTE
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Common questions about NOVELETTE
- Is NOVELETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVELETTE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVELETTE worth?
- NOVELETTE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVELETTE mean?
- A short novel, often one considered light, romantic or sentimental.
- What letters can be added to NOVELETTE?
- NOVELETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOVELETTE:
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