RELIEVO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RELIEVO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELIEVO?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELIEVO is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELIEVO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
relievosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RELIEVO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RELIEVO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does RELIEVO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sculpture or carving in which forms stand out from a flat background.
Relievo is the Italian-derived form of the English word relief in art. The figures may project slightly or almost fully from the surface. It is rare today and mostly met in older art writing or in the phrase alto-relievo.
How RELIEVO is used
Used in art history for raised carved or moulded work; relief is the common word.
- The temple wall was covered in carved relievo.
- He admired the delicate relievo on the old coffin lid.
- A figure in high relievo seemed to step from the stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELIEVO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RELIEVO
The 7 tiles of RELIEVO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RELIEVO
1 longer words begin with RELIEVO.
Shorter words from the letters in RELIEVO
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Common questions about RELIEVO
- Is RELIEVO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELIEVO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELIEVO worth?
- RELIEVO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELIEVO mean?
- Sculpture or carving in which forms stand out from a flat background.
- What letters can be added to RELIEVO?
- RELIEVO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RELIEVO:
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