SOSTENUTO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SOSTENUTO 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 SOSTENUTO?
| 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 SOSTENUTO is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOSTENUTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sostenutosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOSTENUTO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOSTENUTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOSTENUTO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOSTENUTO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
music
In a smooth, sustained manner, with each note held to its full length.
Sostenuto is an Italian direction in a musical score. On a piano it also names the middle pedal, which holds only the notes already pressed.
How SOSTENUTO is used
Used in sheet music, and as a noun for a sustained passage.
- The score says to play the theme sostenuto.
- She pressed the sostenuto pedal before the chord.
- The sostenuto passage let the cellos sing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOSTENUTO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOSTENUTO
1 longer words begin with SOSTENUTO.
Shorter words from the letters in SOSTENUTO
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Common questions about SOSTENUTO
- Is SOSTENUTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOSTENUTO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOSTENUTO worth?
- SOSTENUTO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOSTENUTO mean?
- In a smooth, sustained manner, with each note held to its full length.
- What letters can be added to SOSTENUTO?
- SOSTENUTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOSTENUTO:
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