BUZZSAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUZZSAW 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept BUZZSAW?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUZZSAW is to know. It scores 30 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUZZSAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buzzsawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUZZSAW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUZZSAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BUZZSAW needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BUZZSAW
- Two Zs in one word: BUZZSAW doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- BUZZSAW scores 30 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
Words starting with BUZZSAW
1 longer words begin with BUZZSAW.
Shorter words from the letters in BUZZSAW
Common questions about BUZZSAW
- Is BUZZSAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUZZSAW, where it scores 32 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUZZSAW worth?
- BUZZSAW is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUZZSAW?
- BUZZSAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUZZSAW:
Open BUZZSAW in the Word Finder