FORZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORZA 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORZA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORZA is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORZA
No single letter turns FORZA into another word.
How FORZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FORZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does FORZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
Force or vigour, especially as a direction in music to play a passage powerfully.
Forza is the Italian word for force or strength, borrowed into English mainly as a musical instruction telling a performer to play with power and emphasis, often seen as con forza in a score. Outside music the word occasionally appears in English simply meaning force or energy, echoing its Italian origin.
How FORZA is used
Chiefly a musical direction; met in English mostly in performance notes and scores.
- The score marked the final chord con forza.
- The conductor asked for more forza in the closing bars.
- Forza appeared above the passage, calling for a powerful attack.
- The pianist played the theme with sudden forza.
- Music students learn forza as one of the standard Italian directions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORZA
6 longer words begin with FORZA.
Words with FORZA inside
7 words contain FORZA in the middle. Words that start with FORZA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FORZA
Common questions about FORZA
- Is FORZA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORZA is not in it.
- How many points is FORZA worth?
- FORZA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORZA mean?
- Force or vigour, especially as a direction in music to play a passage powerfully.
- What letters can be added to FORZA?
- No single letter can be added to FORZA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FORZA:
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