BEZZANT is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. BEZZANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEZZANT?
| 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: 70 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEZZANT is to know. It scores 27 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEZZANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bezzantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEZZANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEZZANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BEZZANT needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BEZZANT
- Two Zs in one word: BEZZANT doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- BEZZANT scores 27 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BEZZANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalheraldry
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, or in heraldry a gold disc used as a charge on a shield.
The bezzant circulated in medieval Europe and gave its name to the plain roundel found in coats of arms. Crusaders brought such coins home, which is how the design reached European heraldry.
How BEZZANT is used
Used in history and heraldry, usually in old or specialist texts.
- The shield showed three gold bezzant on a blue field.
- A single bezzant could pay for a month of lodging.
- The merchant counted out a bezzant for each bolt of silk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEZZANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEZZANT
1 longer words begin with BEZZANT.
Shorter words from the letters in BEZZANT
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Common questions about BEZZANT
- Is BEZZANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEZZANT, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEZZANT worth?
- BEZZANT is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEZZANT mean?
- A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, or in heraldry a gold disc used as a charge on a shield.
- What letters can be added to BEZZANT?
- BEZZANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEZZANT:
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