PIANO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PIANO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIANO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIANO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIANO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pianosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIANO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIANO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does PIANO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large keyboard instrument in which pressing a key causes a hammer to strike a metal string, producing a musical note.
A piano lets a single player produce many notes at once, from a single melody line to full chords, which is why it remains central to both solo performance and accompaniment. Pressing a key raises a felt-covered hammer that strikes a tensioned string, and releasing the key lets a damper silence that string again, giving the player control over both pitch and how long a note rings. The word also names a musical direction, abbreviated p, telling a performer to play softly, a separate but related use borrowed from the same Italian root.
How PIANO is used
A very common, everyday word for the instrument, also used as a direction in written music.
- She practised scales on the piano every morning before school.
- The movers struggled to carry the piano up the narrow stairs.
- He composed the piece at the piano, testing each chord aloud.
- The score marks the opening bars piano, then builds to a loud finish.
- A tuner came to adjust the piano before the recital.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIANO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIANO
8 longer words begin with PIANO.
Words ending in PIANO
1 words end in PIANO. Useful as a back hook: play PIANO onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIANO inside
1 words contain PIANO in the middle. Words that start with PIANO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIANO
Common questions about PIANO
- Is PIANO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIANO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIANO worth?
- PIANO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIANO mean?
- A large keyboard instrument in which pressing a key causes a hammer to strike a metal string, producing a musical note.
- What letters can be added to PIANO?
- PIANO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIANO:
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