RICERCAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RICERCAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICERCAR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICERCAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICERCAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RICERCAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RICERCAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RICERCAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RICERCAR
- RICERCAR 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 RICERCAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An elaborate instrumental piece in which a theme is imitated by several voices, typical of the 16th to 18th centuries.
Composers used the ricercar as a forerunner of the fugue, and it showed off their skill at weaving melodies together. The Italian name suggests seeking out the possibilities hidden in a theme.
How RICERCAR is used
Appears in writing about early music and Bach, especially the ricercar from the Musical Offering.
- The organist opened the recital with a six-voice ricercar.
- Bach wrote a famous ricercar on a theme given to him by the king.
- A ricercar demands close attention to how each voice enters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RICERCAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RICERCAR
4 longer words begin with RICERCAR.
Shorter words from the letters in RICERCAR
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Common questions about RICERCAR
- Is RICERCAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICERCAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICERCAR worth?
- RICERCAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RICERCAR mean?
- An elaborate instrumental piece in which a theme is imitated by several voices, typical of the 16th to 18th centuries.
- What letters can be added to RICERCAR?
- RICERCAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RICERCAR:
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