SPINTO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPINTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPINTO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINTO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spintosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPINTO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPINTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SPINTO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPINTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A singer whose voice combines lyric sweetness with the force and weight of a dramatic voice.
The word is Italian and comes from spingere, to push, because such a voice can be pushed to climactic dramatic moments without losing its beauty. Opera houses use it for sopranos and tenors who sit between the light lyric roles and the heaviest dramatic ones. Many famous Verdi and Puccini parts are written for a spinto.
How SPINTO is used
A term from opera; used of soprano and tenor voices.
- The role of Tosca calls for a true spinto.
- She began as a lyric soprano and grew into a spinto.
- A spinto can ride over the orchestra without sounding harsh.
- The tenor was praised as a spinto of great warmth.
- Casting directors look for a spinto to sing the Verdi heroines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPINTO
The 6 tiles of SPINTO in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SPINTO
1 longer words begin with SPINTO.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINTO
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Common questions about SPINTO
- Is SPINTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINTO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINTO worth?
- SPINTO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINTO mean?
- A singer whose voice combines lyric sweetness with the force and weight of a dramatic voice.
- What letters can be added to SPINTO?
- SPINTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPINTO:
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