BURDIZZOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. BURDIZZOS 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BURDIZZOS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURDIZZOS is to know. It scores 30 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURDIZZOS
No single letter turns BURDIZZOS into another word.
How BURDIZZOS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BURDIZZOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BURDIZZOS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BURDIZZOS
- Two Zs in one word: BURDIZZOS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- BURDIZZOS scores 30 points, more than twice the average for a 9-letter word (14.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BURDIZZOS
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Common questions about BURDIZZOS
- Is BURDIZZOS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BURDIZZOS is not in it.
- How many points is BURDIZZOS worth?
- BURDIZZOS is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BURDIZZOS?
- No single letter can be added to BURDIZZOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BURDIZZOS:
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