HAMZA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HAMZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMZA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMZA is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMZA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAMZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about HAMZA
- HAMZA scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAMZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A diacritical mark used in the Arabic writing system to represent a glottal stop sound.
The hamza is written above or below certain letters, or on its own, and marks a brief closing of the throat in pronunciation. The word names this specific mark rather than any letter of the ordinary Arabic alphabet.
How HAMZA is used
Technical term used in linguistics and in descriptions of Arabic script and pronunciation.
- The hamza can appear above an alif, waw, or ya in Arabic script.
- Students learning Arabic script must practice writing the hamza correctly.
- A missing hamza can change how a word is pronounced.
- The linguist explained the origin of the hamza in early Arabic writing.
- The keyboard layout includes a separate key for the hamza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAMZA
3 longer words begin with HAMZA.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMZA
Common questions about HAMZA
- Is HAMZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMZA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMZA worth?
- HAMZA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMZA mean?
- A diacritical mark used in the Arabic writing system to represent a glottal stop sound.
- What letters can be added to HAMZA?
- HAMZA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAMZA:
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