BUZZSAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 31 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUZZSAWS 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 31 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BUZZSAWS?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUZZSAWS is to know. It scores 31 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUZZSAWS
No single letter turns BUZZSAWS into another word.
How BUZZSAWS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUZZSAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BUZZSAWS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BUZZSAWS
- Two Zs in one word: BUZZSAWS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- BUZZSAWS scores 31 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BUZZSAWS
Common questions about BUZZSAWS
- Is BUZZSAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUZZSAWS, where it scores 33 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUZZSAWS worth?
- BUZZSAWS is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUZZSAWS?
- No single letter can be added to BUZZSAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUZZSAWS:
Open BUZZSAWS in the Word Finder