BORTZ is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BORTZ 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 BORTZ?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORTZ is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORTZ
No single letter turns BORTZ into another word.
How BORTZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BORTZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about BORTZ
- The letters of BORTZ run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BORTZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A low-quality, granular form of diamond used mainly as an industrial abrasive.
Bortz consists of tiny diamond fragments too flawed or dark for jewellery. Instead of being cut and polished, it is crushed into powder and bonded onto tools for cutting, grinding and drilling other hard materials.
How BORTZ is used
Used in mining, gemology and manufacturing contexts.
- The drill bit was tipped with bortz for cutting through rock.
- Miners separated the bortz from the gem-quality stones.
- Bortz has no value as a gemstone but is prized in industry.
- The polishing wheel was coated with fine bortz dust.
- Old mining records list tons of bortz sold for tool manufacture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORTZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORTZ
1 longer words begin with BORTZ.
Shorter words from the letters in BORTZ
Common questions about BORTZ
- Is BORTZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORTZ, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORTZ worth?
- BORTZ is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORTZ mean?
- A low-quality, granular form of diamond used mainly as an industrial abrasive.
- What letters can be added to BORTZ?
- No single letter can be added to BORTZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BORTZ:
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