SFORZATO is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SFORZATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SFORZATO?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SFORZATO is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SFORZATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sforzatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SFORZATO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SFORZATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SFORZATO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SFORZATO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Played with a sudden strong accent on a single note or chord.
Sforzato is an Italian marking, written sf or sfz, that tells the player to attack a note hard and then relax. It is also used as a noun for such an accented note.
How SFORZATO is used
Sforzato appears in musical scores and in lessons on dynamics.
- The composer marked the chord sforzato.
- A sforzato note broke the quiet of the passage.
- The pianist hit the sforzato with full force.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SFORZATO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SFORZATO
The 8 tiles of SFORZATO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SFORZATO
1 longer words begin with SFORZATO.
Shorter words from the letters in SFORZATO
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Common questions about SFORZATO
- Is SFORZATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SFORZATO, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SFORZATO worth?
- SFORZATO is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SFORZATO mean?
- Played with a sudden strong accent on a single note or chord.
- What letters can be added to SFORZATO?
- SFORZATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SFORZATO:
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