OPERETTA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OPERETTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPERETTA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPERETTA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPERETTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
operettasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPERETTA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPERETTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPERETTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPERETTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short, light opera on a humorous or romantic theme, with spoken dialogue between the songs.
An operetta aims to entertain rather than overwhelm, with catchy tunes and a happy ending. Gilbert and Sullivan wrote some of the best-known examples in English.
How OPERETTA is used
The noun operetta is used in music and theatre for lighter works than grand opera.
- The school staged a cheerful operetta each spring.
- My grandmother hummed songs from her favourite operetta.
- An operetta usually mixes singing with spoken scenes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPERETTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPERETTA
1 longer words begin with OPERETTA.
Shorter words from the letters in OPERETTA
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Common questions about OPERETTA
- Is OPERETTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPERETTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPERETTA worth?
- OPERETTA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPERETTA mean?
- A short, light opera on a humorous or romantic theme, with spoken dialogue between the songs.
- What letters can be added to OPERETTA?
- OPERETTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPERETTA:
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