adagio
NOUNADJECTIVEADVERB
/ə'dɑdʒoʊ/
6 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
adagio is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2A1G2I1O1
1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does adagio mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers.
BROADER
2
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully).
“they played the adagio too quickly”
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(of tempo) leisurely.
SIMILAR
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Slowly.
“here you must play adagio”