ADZE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADZE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADZE is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADZE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADZE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ADZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about ADZE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tool that looks like an axe but carries its blade at right angles to the handle; adze is the British spelling, best known from shaping a boat's hull by hand.
The adze cuts towards the user and shapes a surface rather than felling anything, which is why it survived in boatbuilding long after machines arrived. American spelling drops the final letter.
How ADZE is used
Countable: an adze, two adzes. Also spelled adz.
- An adze cuts towards the person using it.
- The word adze is Old English and barely changed.
- Two adzes of different curve for two jobs.
- A boatbuilder kept an adze long after the machines came.
- American writing spells adze without the final letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADZE
The 4 tiles of ADZE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ADZE
3 longer words begin with ADZE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADZE
Common questions about ADZE
- Is ADZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADZE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADZE worth?
- ADZE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADZE mean?
- A tool that looks like an axe but carries its blade at right angles to the handle; adze is the British spelling, best known from shaping a boat's hull by hand.
- What letters can be added to ADZE?
- ADZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ADZE:
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