DIZZARD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points

It depends on the list you play by. DIZZARD 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept DIZZARD?

Word power: 69 / 100

Our own measure of how useful DIZZARD is to know. It scores 27 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DIZZARD

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DIZZARD scores

Face value of the 7 tiles in DIZZARD, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DIZZARD needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about DIZZARD

• Two Zs in one word: DIZZARD doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• DIZZARD begins and ends with the same letter.
• DIZZARD scores 27 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 DIZZARD

1 longer words begin with DIZZARD.

Shorter words from the letters in DIZZARD

Common questions about DIZZARD

Is DIZZARD valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DIZZARD is not in it.

How many points is DIZZARD worth?

DIZZARD is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DIZZARD?

DIZZARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.