RIDOTTO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIDOTTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIDOTTO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIDOTTO is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIDOTTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ridottosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIDOTTO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIDOTTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 176,450.
What does RIDOTTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A public entertainment of music and dancing, popular in eighteenth-century Europe.
The ridotto began in Venice and later reached London, where guests wore masks and sometimes gambled. It was more informal and open to the public than a private court ball.
How RIDOTTO is used
A historical term, now met only in writing about music and social life of the 1700s such as a ridotto.
- Society flocked to the ridotto in the Haymarket.
- A masked ridotto was held in the palace hall.
- Handel composed music for a ridotto in the winter season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIDOTTO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIDOTTO
1 longer words begin with RIDOTTO.
Shorter words from the letters in RIDOTTO
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Common questions about RIDOTTO
- Is RIDOTTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIDOTTO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIDOTTO worth?
- RIDOTTO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIDOTTO mean?
- A public entertainment of music and dancing, popular in eighteenth-century Europe.
- What letters can be added to RIDOTTO?
- RIDOTTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIDOTTO:
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