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Yes. The word tessitura is a Scrabble US word. The word tessitura is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word tessitura is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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9-letter words (2 found)

STATUSIER,TESSITURA,

8-letter words (8 found)

ARTISTES,ARTSIEST,RUSTIEST,SITUATES,STATURES,STRIATES,TRUSTIES,TURISTAS,

7-letter words (34 found)

ARSIEST,ARTIEST,ARTISTE,ARTISTS,ARTSIES,ASTERTS,ASTUTER,ATTIRES,AURISTS,AUTISTS,IRATEST,RATITES,SAIREST,SATIRES,SAURIES,SITTARS,SITTERS,SITUATE,STARETS,STATERS,STATUES,STATURE,STRAITS,STRATUS,STRIATE,SUITERS,TASTERS,TASTIER,TERTIAS,TERTIUS,TIRASSE,TSARIST,TURISTA,TUTRESS,

6-letter words (92 found)

AIREST,ARETTS,ARISES,ARTIES,ARTIST,ARTSIE,ASSERT,ASSURE,ASTERS,ASTERT,ASTRUT,ASTUTE,ATTIRE,AURIST,AUTIST,ESTRUS,ISSUER,RAISES,RATITE,REASTS,REISTS,RESIST,RESITS,RUSSET,RUSSIA,SATIRE,SAUTES,SERAIS,SIESTA,SIEURS,SISTER,SISTRA,SITARS,SITTAR,SITTER,STAIRS,STARES,STARTS,STATER,STATES,STATUE,STATUS,STEARS,STIRES,STRAES,STRAIT,STRATI,STRIAE,STRUTS,STURTS,SUITER,SUITES,SURATS,SUREST,SUTRAS,SUTTAS,TARSUS,TASERS,TASSET,TASSIE,TASTER,TASTES,TATERS,TATIES,TAUTER,TERAIS,TERTIA,TESTIS,TETRAS,TETRIS,TISSUE,TITERS,TITRES,TRAITS,TREATS,TRESTS,TRISTE,TRITES,TRUEST,TRUSTS,TSURIS,TUARTS,TUSSAR,TUSSER,TUTSES,URASES,URATES,URESIS,URITES,UTASES,UTISES,UTTERS,

5-letter words (139 found)

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4-letter words (119 found)

AIRS,AIRT,AITS,AITU,ARES,ARET,ARIS,ARSE,ARTI,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,EAUS,ERAS,ERST,ESTS,ETAS,ETAT,ETUI,IRES,ITAS,IURE,RAIS,RAIT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,RATU,REIS,REST,RETS,RIAS,RISE,RITE,RITS,RITT,RUES,RUSA,RUSE,RUST,RUTS,SAIR,SAIS,SARI,SARS,SATE,SATI,SAUT,SEAR,SEAS,SEAT,SEIR,SEIS,SERA,SERS,SETA,SETS,SETT,SIES,SIRE,SIRS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SRIS,STAR,STAT,STET,STIE,STIR,SUER,SUES,SUET,SUIT,SURA,SURE,TAES,TAIS,TAIT,TARE,TARS,TART,TASE,TASS,TATE,TATS,TATU,TAUS,TAUT,TEAR,TEAS,TEAT,TEST,TETS,TIAR,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TITE,TITS,TRAT,TRES,TRET,TRIE,TRUE,TSAR,TUIS,TUTS,UREA,URES,URSA,USER,USES,UTAS,UTES,UTIS,

3-letter words (69 found)

AIR,AIS,AIT,ARE,ARS,ART,ASS,ATE,ATS,ATT,AUE,EAR,EAS,EAT,EAU,ERA,ERS,ESS,EST,ETA,IRE,ITA,ITS,RAI,RAS,RAT,REI,RES,RET,RIA,RIT,RUE,RUT,SAE,SAI,SAR,SAT,SAU,SEA,SEI,SER,SET,SIR,SIS,SIT,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUR,SUS,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAS,TAT,TAU,TEA,TES,TET,TIE,TIS,TIT,TUI,TUT,URE,USE,UTA,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,RE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,UR,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 484 words from tessitura according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tessitura

tessitura

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛsɪˈtʊəɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Noun

tessitura (countable and uncountable, plural tessituras or tessiture)

  1. (music) The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre.
    Hyponyms: soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, counter tenor, tenor, baritone, bass
    Coordinate term: compass

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From tessere +‎ -tura. Compare Spanish tejedura, Portuguese tecedura, Romanian țesătură, Friulian tiessidure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tes.siˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: tes‧si‧tù‧ra

Noun

tessitura f (plural tessiture)

  1. weaving
  2. weaving mill
  3. (music) tessitura (most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer or musical instrument)

Related terms

  • tessere

Descendants

  • → English: tessitura
  • → German: Tessitur
  • → Spanish: tesitura

Further reading

  • tessitura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • eruttassi

Source: wiktionary.org