DIMINUENDO
14
Definition
Pronunciation: //dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ//
noun
- (music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
- (music) A passage having this mark
- (figurative) The gradual dying away of something."Thus, in "Flavia and Her Artists" (1905), for example, a fiction of consonance in diminuendo, the French subtext states a set of harmonies (the young American returned from France) and cacophonies (the supercilious French art critic, Roux) shedding light on the main text with its own consonances of intergenerationsl friendship, marital loyalty, artistic pleasure, and joyful lesbianism."
adv
- (music) played in this style
adj
- (music) describing a passage having this mark
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 10 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 14 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 18 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'DIMINUENDO'?
The word DIMINUENDO is worth 14 points in Scrabble.
D2
I1
M3
I1
N1
U1
E1
N1
D2
O1
Total: 14 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'DIMINUENDO'?
The word DIMINUENDO is worth 18 points in Words With Friends.
D2
I1
M4
I1
N2
U2
E1
N2
D2
O1
Total: 18 points
How many letters is the word 'DIMINUENDO'?
The word DIMINUENDO has 10 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.