SOUBRETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SOUBRETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUBRETTE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUBRETTE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUBRETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
soubrettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUBRETTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOUBRETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUBRETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOUBRETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A lively, flirtatious young woman in a comedy or opera, often playing a maid.
The soubrette is a stock stage type: cheeky, quick-witted and a step ahead of her employers. In opera it also names the light soprano voice that sings such parts.
How SOUBRETTE is used
A theatre and opera term borrowed from French.
- The soubrette teased her master with a wink.
- She was cast as the soubrette in the comic opera.
- A good soubrette keeps the plot moving with sharp humour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUBRETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUBRETTE
1 longer words begin with SOUBRETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUBRETTE
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Common questions about SOUBRETTE
- Is SOUBRETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUBRETTE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUBRETTE worth?
- SOUBRETTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUBRETTE mean?
- A lively, flirtatious young woman in a comedy or opera, often playing a maid.
- What letters can be added to SOUBRETTE?
- SOUBRETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOUBRETTE:
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