novelette

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/nɒvəˈlɛt/ (UK)
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/nɒvəˈlɛt/ (UK) · /nɒvl̩ˈɛt/ (UK)

Definition of novelette

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A short novel, synonymous with novella.
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noun

  1. A short novel, synonymous with novella.
  2. A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.
    “Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu.”
    “Nebula Awards® will be made in the following categories […] Novelette: at least 7,500 words but less than 17,500 words[…]”
  3. A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From novel + -ette.

Hooks

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