OSTINATO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OSTINATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTINATO?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTINATO is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTINATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ostinatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTINATO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OSTINATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTINATO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OSTINATO
- OSTINATO begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSTINATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short musical phrase or rhythm that is repeated again and again throughout a piece.
An ostinato keeps a steady foundation while other parts change above it. Ravel's Bolero is built on one rhythmic ostinato that never stops.
How OSTINATO is used
Ostinato is a music theory term used in analysis and teaching.
- The bass played a simple ostinato for the whole song.
- Over the drum ostinato, the flute wove a melody.
- Students practised an ostinato on the xylophone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTINATO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTINATO
1 longer words begin with OSTINATO.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTINATO
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Common questions about OSTINATO
- Is OSTINATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTINATO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTINATO worth?
- OSTINATO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTINATO mean?
- A short musical phrase or rhythm that is repeated again and again throughout a piece.
- What letters can be added to OSTINATO?
- OSTINATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OSTINATO:
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