SFUMATO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SFUMATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SFUMATO?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SFUMATO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SFUMATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sfumatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SFUMATO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SFUMATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does SFUMATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A painting technique in which colours and tones blend softly, leaving no sharp outlines.
Leonardo da Vinci used sfumato to give faces a hazy, living look, as in the Mona Lisa. The Italian word comes from the idea of fading like smoke.
How SFUMATO is used
The word sfumato is used in art history and painting.
- The artist mastered sfumato in his portraits.
- Sfumato softens the edges of the lips and eyes.
- The class studied sfumato in Renaissance art.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SFUMATO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SFUMATO
1 longer words begin with SFUMATO.
Shorter words from the letters in SFUMATO
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Common questions about SFUMATO
- Is SFUMATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SFUMATO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SFUMATO worth?
- SFUMATO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SFUMATO mean?
- A painting technique in which colours and tones blend softly, leaving no sharp outlines.
- What letters can be added to SFUMATO?
- SFUMATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SFUMATO:
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