VOCALESE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VOCALESE 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 VOCALESE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOCALESE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOCALESE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vocalesesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOCALESE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VOCALESE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOCALESE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOCALESE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A jazz style in which a singer adds words to a recorded or improvised instrumental solo.
Singers such as Eddie Jefferson made vocalese famous by turning horn solos into lyrics. It demands quick phrasing and a good ear for the original line.
How VOCALESE is used
Used in jazz criticism and music history.
- The trio performed vocalese over an old trumpet solo.
- Vocalese needs a singer with a sharp memory for the melody.
- She studied vocalese before joining the jazz club.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOCALESE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOCALESE
1 longer words begin with VOCALESE.
Shorter words from the letters in VOCALESE
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Common questions about VOCALESE
- Is VOCALESE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOCALESE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOCALESE worth?
- VOCALESE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOCALESE mean?
- A jazz style in which a singer adds words to a recorded or improvised instrumental solo.
- What letters can be added to VOCALESE?
- VOCALESE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VOCALESE:
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