SILHOUETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SILHOUETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILHOUETTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILHOUETTE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILHOUETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILHOUETTE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SILHOUETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SILHOUETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SILHOUETTE
- SILHOUETTE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SILHOUETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dark outline of a person or object seen against a lighter background.
A silhouette shows shape but no inner detail, as when a figure stands against a sunset. It also names a cut-paper portrait of a profile and the overall shape of a garment. As a verb it means to show something as a dark outline.
How SILHOUETTE is used
Silhouette is used in art, photography and fashion, and as a verb for outlining a shape.
- The silhouette of the tower rose against the evening sky.
- She wore a dress with an elegant silhouette.
- The lamp behind him made his silhouette stand out on the curtain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILHOUETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SILHOUETTE
2 longer words begin with SILHOUETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in SILHOUETTE
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Common questions about SILHOUETTE
- Is SILHOUETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILHOUETTE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILHOUETTE worth?
- SILHOUETTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILHOUETTE mean?
- The dark outline of a person or object seen against a lighter background.
- What letters can be added to SILHOUETTE?
- SILHOUETTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SILHOUETTE:
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