GAZOO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. GAZOO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept GAZOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAZOO is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAZOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAZOO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAZOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 99,587.
What does GAZOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth Americanmusic
An informal North American name for the kazoo, a simple musical instrument played by humming into a tube.
A gazoo makes its buzzing sound when a player hums or sings into one end of the tube, letting a thin membrane inside vibrate. It is the same simple toy instrument better known as the kazoo, just spelled and pronounced with a hard g in some regions. Children and novelty bands use it for its comic, buzzing tone rather than for serious music.
How GAZOO is used
The word is informal; kazoo is the far more common spelling for the same instrument.
- The kid blew into a gazoo during the parade.
- He played a wobbly tune on a plastic gazoo.
- The novelty band added a gazoo solo to the song.
- She bought a tin gazoo at the toy shop.
- The whole class hummed into a gazoo at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAZOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAZOO
5 longer words begin with GAZOO.
Shorter words from the letters in GAZOO
Common questions about GAZOO
- Is GAZOO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAZOO is not in it.
- How many points is GAZOO worth?
- GAZOO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAZOO mean?
- An informal North American name for the kazoo, a simple musical instrument played by humming into a tube.
- What letters can be added to GAZOO?
- GAZOO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAZOO:
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