AZURE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AZURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AZURE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AZURE is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AZURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AZURE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AZURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does AZURE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarypoetic
Of a bright, clear blue color, like an unclouded sky.
Azure describes a vivid, pure shade of blue, most often associated with a cloudless sky or clear sea. Poets and writers reach for the word when plain blue feels too ordinary for what they are describing, giving the color a more vivid and elevated quality. In heraldry the same word names one of the standard tinctures used on coats of arms, always shown as a rich blue.
How AZURE is used
Common in literary and poetic description, and used as a specific technical term in heraldry.
- The travel brochure described azure waters lapping at the shore.
- Her eyes were often compared to an azure sky.
- The coat of arms used azure as its main heraldic color.
- Not a cloud marked the azure expanse overhead.
- Painters mixed several pigments to capture the exact azure of the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AZURE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AZURE
2 longer words begin with AZURE.
Words ending in AZURE
2 words end in AZURE. Useful as a back hook: play AZURE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AZURE inside
2 words contain AZURE in the middle. Words that start with AZURE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AZURE
Common questions about AZURE
- Is AZURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AZURE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AZURE worth?
- AZURE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AZURE mean?
- Of a bright, clear blue color, like an unclouded sky.
- What letters can be added to AZURE?
- AZURE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AZURE:
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