BAIZA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BAIZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAIZA?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAIZA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAIZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baizasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAIZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAIZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does BAIZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small unit of currency in Oman, equal to one thousandth of a rial.
The baiza works the same way a cent works within a dollar. It is the small change used for everyday purchases in Oman, with one thousand of them making up a single rial.
How BAIZA is used
Used when discussing Omani prices, coins, or currency.
- A cup of tea in the market cost only a few hundred baiza.
- The vendor counted out the change in baiza and rial.
- Coins worth fifty baiza jingled loosely in his pocket.
- She saved every baiza she earned from selling dates.
- The price tag read two hundred baiza for the small item.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAIZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAIZA
1 longer words begin with BAIZA.
Shorter words from the letters in BAIZA
Common questions about BAIZA
- Is BAIZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAIZA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAIZA worth?
- BAIZA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAIZA mean?
- A small unit of currency in Oman, equal to one thousandth of a rial.
- What letters can be added to BAIZA?
- BAIZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAIZA:
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