FIZZLE is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. FIZZLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIZZLE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIZZLE is to know. It scores 27 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIZZLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIZZLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FIZZLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FIZZLE needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about FIZZLE
- Two Zs in one word: FIZZLE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- FIZZLE scores 27 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FIZZLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To end in a weak or disappointing way after a promising start.
Plans, rallies and fireworks can all fizzle. The sense comes from a faint hissing sound, and a fizzle as a noun can mean either that sound or a failure.
How FIZZLE is used
Fizzle is often followed by out, as in a plan that fizzles out.
- The protest began loudly but started to fizzle by noon.
- We worried the damp firework would only fizzle.
- Their excitement began to fizzle out after the first week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIZZLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIZZLE
2 longer words begin with FIZZLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIZZLE
Common questions about FIZZLE
- Is FIZZLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIZZLE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIZZLE worth?
- FIZZLE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIZZLE mean?
- To end in a weak or disappointing way after a promising start.
- What letters can be added to FIZZLE?
- FIZZLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FIZZLE:
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