GHAZELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. GHAZELS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GHAZELS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHAZELS is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHAZELS
No single letter turns GHAZELS into another word.
How GHAZELS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GHAZELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does GHAZELS mean in Scrabble?
GHAZELS is the plural of GHAZEL.
Shorter words from the letters in GHAZELS
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Common questions about GHAZELS
- Is GHAZELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GHAZELS is not in it.
- How many points is GHAZELS worth?
- GHAZELS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GHAZELS?
- No single letter can be added to GHAZELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GHAZELS:
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