RITORNELLO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RITORNELLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RITORNELLO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RITORNELLO is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RITORNELLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ritornellosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RITORNELLO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RITORNELLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RITORNELLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RITORNELLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short instrumental passage that returns between or after sections of a vocal work or a concerto movement.
In Baroque concertos the ritornello is the main theme played by the whole orchestra, coming back again and again between the soloist's episodes. Listeners often recognise it as the tune they can hum afterwards.
How RITORNELLO is used
Ritornello is a musical term used in discussions of Baroque and early opera music; the plural is ritornelli or ritornellos.
- The orchestra opened with a bright ritornello before the singer entered.
- Vivaldi built many concertos around a recurring ritornello.
- Between verses, a brief ritornello gave the singer time to breathe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RITORNELLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RITORNELLO
1 longer words begin with RITORNELLO.
Shorter words from the letters in RITORNELLO
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Common questions about RITORNELLO
- Is RITORNELLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RITORNELLO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RITORNELLO worth?
- RITORNELLO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RITORNELLO mean?
- A short instrumental passage that returns between or after sections of a vocal work or a concerto movement.
- What letters can be added to RITORNELLO?
- RITORNELLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RITORNELLO:
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