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OPALESCE

8 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What OPALESCE Means

  1. verb: reflect light or colors like an opal“Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade”
  2. verb: exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal“This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OPALESCE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 P3 A1 L1 E1 S1 C3 E1.

Anagrams of OPALESCE (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

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