GYOZA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GYOZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYOZA?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYOZA is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYOZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gyozasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYOZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GYOZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does GYOZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese dumpling with a thin wrapper, usually filled with minced meat and vegetables, that is fried on one side and then steamed.
Gyoza came into English directly from the Japanese word for this dumpling, itself borrowed long before from the Chinese jiaozi, and the dish spread through Japanese restaurants abroad until the name needed no translation. A plate of gyoza is normally pan-fried on the flat side until it browns and crisps, then finished with steam so the wrapper stays soft on top, and the dumplings are dipped in a soy and vinegar sauce.
How GYOZA is used
Common on Japanese restaurant menus in English; treated as both singular and plural, so one dumpling or several can both be called gyoza.
- The waiter brought a plate of six gyoza fresh from the pan.
- She ordered pork gyoza and a bowl of noodles.
- The gyoza were crisp on the bottom and soft on top.
- He dipped each gyoza into the soy sauce before eating it.
- The recipe explains how to fold gyoza by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYOZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYOZA
1 longer words begin with GYOZA.
Shorter words from the letters in GYOZA
Common questions about GYOZA
- Is GYOZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYOZA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYOZA worth?
- GYOZA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYOZA mean?
- A Japanese dumpling with a thin wrapper, usually filled with minced meat and vegetables, that is fried on one side and then steamed.
- What letters can be added to GYOZA?
- GYOZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GYOZA:
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