SALTARELLO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SALTARELLO 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 SALTARELLO?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTARELLO is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTARELLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saltarellosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALTARELLO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SALTARELLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALTARELLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALTARELLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A quick Italian dance marked by a hopping step, or the lively triple-time music that accompanies it.
The dance dates from medieval and Renaissance Italy and later turned up in concert music. Composers such as Mendelssohn borrowed the saltarello's bounding rhythm for finales.
How SALTARELLO is used
Saltarello is a term from dance history and classical music.
- The orchestra finished with a rousing saltarello.
- She learned the saltarello for the festival procession.
- A saltarello needs light feet and a good sense of rhythm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALTARELLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALTARELLO
1 longer words begin with SALTARELLO.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTARELLO
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Common questions about SALTARELLO
- Is SALTARELLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTARELLO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTARELLO worth?
- SALTARELLO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALTARELLO mean?
- A quick Italian dance marked by a hopping step, or the lively triple-time music that accompanies it.
- What letters can be added to SALTARELLO?
- SALTARELLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SALTARELLO:
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