PIANISSIMO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PIANISSIMO 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 PIANISSIMO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIANISSIMO is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIANISSIMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pianissimosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIANISSIMO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PIANISSIMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIANISSIMO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIANISSIMO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
music
Very softly, used as a direction to a performer; also, a very quiet passage.
Composers write pp over a passage to ask for pianissimo, quieter even than piano. A conductor may shape a whole movement around such a hush, making the sudden loud notes that follow feel far stronger.
How PIANISSIMO is used
Used in music scores and rehearsals; Italian in origin.
- The strings should play pianissimo here.
- She ended the song on a delicate pianissimo.
- The pianissimo in the slow movement was breathtaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIANISSIMO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIANISSIMO
1 longer words begin with PIANISSIMO.
Shorter words from the letters in PIANISSIMO
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Common questions about PIANISSIMO
- Is PIANISSIMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIANISSIMO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIANISSIMO worth?
- PIANISSIMO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIANISSIMO mean?
- Very softly, used as a direction to a performer; also, a very quiet passage.
- What letters can be added to PIANISSIMO?
- PIANISSIMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PIANISSIMO:
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