SECCO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SECCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SECCO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECCO is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seccosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECCO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SECCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does SECCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A method of wall painting in which pigments mixed with a binder are applied to plaster that has already dried, rather than to wet plaster.
Secco takes its name from the Italian word for dry, distinguishing it from fresco, where paint is applied to wet plaster and becomes chemically bonded to the wall as it sets. Because the paint in secco work only sits on the dried surface rather than fusing with it, secco paintings tend to fade and flake more easily over time than true fresco. Artists have used secco for centuries to add fine details or corrections after the fresco layer beneath had already dried.
How SECCO is used
A technical term from art history and conservation, used to distinguish this painting method from fresco.
- Conservators identified the final details as secco added after the fresco had dried.
- Secco painting allowed the artist to work more slowly than true fresco.
- Many secco decorations have faded badly because the pigment never bonded with the wall.
- The chapel's ceiling combines fresco figures with secco backgrounds.
- Restorers had to be careful, since secco layers flake off far more easily than fresco.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SECCO
The 5 tiles of SECCO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SECCO
1 longer words begin with SECCO.
Words ending in SECCO
1 words end in SECCO. Useful as a back hook: play SECCO onto a word already on the board.
Words with SECCO inside
1 words contain SECCO in the middle. Words that start with SECCO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SECCO
Common questions about SECCO
- Is SECCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECCO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECCO worth?
- SECCO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECCO mean?
- A method of wall painting in which pigments mixed with a binder are applied to plaster that has already dried, rather than to wet plaster.
- What letters can be added to SECCO?
- SECCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SECCO:
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