AZYMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. AZYMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AZYMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AZYMS is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AZYMS
No single letter turns AZYMS into another word.
How AZYMS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AZYMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about AZYMS
- AZYMS scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in AZYMS
Common questions about AZYMS
- Is AZYMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AZYMS is not in it.
- How many points is AZYMS worth?
- AZYMS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AZYMS?
- No single letter can be added to AZYMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AZYMS:
Open AZYMS in the Word Finder