VERISMO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VERISMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERISMO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERISMO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERISMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
verismosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERISMO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERISMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does VERISMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
musictechnical
A realistic style of Italian opera that showed raw emotions and the lives of ordinary people.
Verismo grew up in late nineteenth-century Italy as a reaction against grand tales of kings and gods. Its stories are short, violent and set among peasants or workers. The label can also be applied to realism in other arts.
How VERISMO is used
Mainly used by opera lovers and critics when discussing composers such as Puccini.
- Cavalleria rusticana is a famous example of verismo.
- The director gave the old story a harsh verismo edge.
- Fans of verismo enjoy its passion and sudden tragedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERISMO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERISMO
1 longer words begin with VERISMO.
Shorter words from the letters in VERISMO
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Common questions about VERISMO
- Is VERISMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERISMO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERISMO worth?
- VERISMO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERISMO mean?
- A realistic style of Italian opera that showed raw emotions and the lives of ordinary people.
- What letters can be added to VERISMO?
- VERISMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERISMO:
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