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volute

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Is volute a Scrabble word?

Yes, volute is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of volute?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.Examples: "This example is much richer, yet no less elegant, than the other; the volute, instead of a single spiral, is formed by three; the sculptured echinus beneath is surmounted by a guilloched moulding, and separated from the shaft by a neck […]"

2. (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.

3. (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.Examples: "Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long."

4. (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.

5. (art) A spiral or scroll form.

6. (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

adj (English)

1. (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.not-comparable

2. (biology) Rolled up in any way.not-comparable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "volute"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "volute"?

Scrabble
9 points
V4
O1
L1
U1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
12 points
V4
O1
L2
U2
T1
E1

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