GANZFELD is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. GANZFELD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANZFELD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANZFELD is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANZFELD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ganzfeldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANZFELD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GANZFELD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANZFELD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GANZFELD
- All 8 letters of GANZFELD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GANZFELD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A parapsychology experiment in which a person receives uniform, featureless sensory input while trying to receive impressions from another.
The name is German and describes the bland, even field of light and sound used in the setup. Researchers use a ganzfeld to test claims about telepathy, and the results are still disputed.
How GANZFELD is used
Found in writing about parapsychology and psychology research, usually in the phrase ganzfeld experiment.
- The volunteer sat in a quiet room for a ganzfeld session.
- A ganzfeld study reported results slightly above chance.
- Critics questioned how the ganzfeld trials were scored.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANZFELD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANZFELD
1 longer words begin with GANZFELD.
Shorter words from the letters in GANZFELD
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Common questions about GANZFELD
- Is GANZFELD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANZFELD, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANZFELD worth?
- GANZFELD is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANZFELD mean?
- A parapsychology experiment in which a person receives uniform, featureless sensory input while trying to receive impressions from another.
- What letters can be added to GANZFELD?
- GANZFELD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GANZFELD:
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