BWAZIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BWAZIS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BWAZIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BWAZIS is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BWAZIS
No single letter turns BWAZIS into another word.
How BWAZIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BWAZIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does BWAZIS mean in Scrabble?
BWAZIS is the plural of BWAZI.
BWAZI(noun) — An African shrub whose fibrous inner bark was traditionally stripped and used to make rope, cord, or cloth, known too as buaze.
Shorter words from the letters in BWAZIS
Common questions about BWAZIS
- Is BWAZIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BWAZIS is not in it.
- How many points is BWAZIS worth?
- BWAZIS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BWAZIS?
- No single letter can be added to BWAZIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BWAZIS:
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