TENEBRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TENEBRISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENEBRISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENEBRISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENEBRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenebrismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENEBRISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TENEBRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENEBRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENEBRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A style of painting that uses deep shadow and sharp, dramatic spots of light.
Tenebrism is linked to Caravaggio and the painters he influenced in the seventeenth century. The name comes from the Italian for dark, and it stresses a stark contrast over soft blending of tone.
How TENEBRISM is used
Tenebrism appears in art history writing and gallery notes about baroque painting.
- Caravaggio is the best-known master of tenebrism.
- The painting's tenebrism leaves most of the canvas in darkness.
- Her photographs borrow the tenebrism of old baroque portraits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENEBRISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENEBRISM
The 9 tiles of TENEBRISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENEBRISM
1 longer words begin with TENEBRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TENEBRISM
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Common questions about TENEBRISM
- Is TENEBRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENEBRISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENEBRISM worth?
- TENEBRISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENEBRISM mean?
- A style of painting that uses deep shadow and sharp, dramatic spots of light.
- What letters can be added to TENEBRISM?
- TENEBRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TENEBRISM:
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