ADZ is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ADZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADZ?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADZ is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADZ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adzeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ADZ scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ADZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What stands out about ADZ
- ADZ scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tool that looks like an axe but has its blade turned crosswise to shave timber flat; adz is the American spelling, used of squaring beams by hand.
The adz cuts towards the user and takes off shavings rather than chips, which is how beams were squared before a saw could do the work. The marks it leaves are shallow and diagonal, and they are one of the surest ways to date old timber in a roof.
How ADZ is used
Countable: an adz, two adzes. The British spelling is adze.
- The beam was squared with an adz and the marks are still there.
- An adz is swung towards the feet, which takes some getting used to.
- He kept the adz sharper than anything else in the shed.
- Adz marks date a roof better than any document.
- A carpenter with an adz works faster than the tool suggests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADZ
7 longer words begin with ADZ.
Words with ADZ inside
7 words contain ADZ in the middle. Words that start with ADZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ADZ
Common questions about ADZ
- Is ADZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADZ, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADZ worth?
- ADZ is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADZ mean?
- A tool that looks like an axe but has its blade turned crosswise to shave timber flat; adz is the American spelling, used of squaring beams by hand.
- What letters can be added to ADZ?
- ADZ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ADZ:
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