DUET
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Definition
Pronunciation: //djuˈɛt//
noun
- (music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
verb
- (intransitive) To perform a duet."1822, Lord Byron, Letter to Mr. Moore, Pisa, July 12, 1822, in The Letters of George Gordon Byron, edited by Mathilde Blind, London: Walter Scott, 1887, p. 277, https://books.google.ca/books?id=-DF4Zs_eezUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false When you can spare time from duetting, coquetting, and claretting with your Hibernians of both sexes, let me have a line from you."
- (intransitive, zoology, of pairs of animals) To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song."1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Belknap Press, p. 223, Duetting species are typically monogamous."
- (transitive) To perform (sing, play, etc.) as a duet."Peena and Queena are duetting a giggle-for-giggle […]"
- (transitive) (of two people) To say at the same time, to chorus."“My dear papa!” duetted the girls; but there was something in the husband and father's face, that told the three ladies it would be worse than useless to raise that question at present."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 5 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 6 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 'DUET'?
The word DUET is worth 5 points in Scrabble.
D2
U1
E1
T1
Total: 5 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'DUET'?
The word DUET is worth 6 points in Words With Friends.
D2
U2
E1
T1
Total: 6 points
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.