BAZAZZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 37 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAZAZZES 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 37 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAZAZZES?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAZAZZES is to know. It scores 37 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAZAZZES
No single letter turns BAZAZZES into another word.
How BAZAZZES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BAZAZZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 3 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BAZAZZES needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about BAZAZZES
- BAZAZZES uses the letter Z three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
- At 37 points, BAZAZZES is among the ten highest-scoring 8-letter words we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BAZAZZES
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Common questions about BAZAZZES
- Is BAZAZZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAZAZZES is not in it.
- How many points is BAZAZZES worth?
- BAZAZZES is worth 37 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAZAZZES?
- No single letter can be added to BAZAZZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BAZAZZES:
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