DEZINC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DEZINC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEZINC?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEZINC is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEZINC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dezincsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEZINC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEZINC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does DEZINC mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove zinc from a metal or alloy.
To dezinc matters in metallurgy, where zinc can be leached from brass. The loss often leaves the metal weakened and reddish.
How DEZINC is used
A technical word in metalwork and corrosion science.
- Seawater can dezinc cheap brass fittings over time.
- Workers had to dezinc the plated sheets before recycling them.
- The lab tried to dezinc the sample chemically.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEZINC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEZINC
The 6 tiles of DEZINC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEZINC
5 longer words begin with DEZINC.
Shorter words from the letters in DEZINC
Common questions about DEZINC
- Is DEZINC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEZINC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEZINC worth?
- DEZINC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEZINC mean?
- To remove zinc from a metal or alloy.
- What letters can be added to DEZINC?
- DEZINC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEZINC:
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