HAZAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HAZAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAZAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAZAN is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAZAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAZAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAZAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does HAZAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A trained singer who leads the musical and liturgical parts of a Jewish synagogue service.
A hazan chants or sings the prayers and readings during worship, often trained for years in the traditional melodies of the service, working alongside the rabbi rather than replacing that role. The word comes from Hebrew and is also spelled chazan or hazzan.
How HAZAN is used
Used mainly in descriptions of Jewish religious practice and synagogue life.
- The hazan led the congregation in the evening prayers.
- A new hazan was appointed to the synagogue choir.
- Her grandfather trained as a hazan in his youth.
- The voice of the hazan carried through the quiet synagogue.
- Visitors admired the way the hazan chanted during the holiday service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAZAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAZAN
2 longer words begin with HAZAN.
Words ending in HAZAN
1 words end in HAZAN. Useful as a back hook: play HAZAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAZAN inside
2 words contain HAZAN in the middle. Words that start with HAZAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAZAN
Common questions about HAZAN
- Is HAZAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAZAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAZAN worth?
- HAZAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAZAN mean?
- A trained singer who leads the musical and liturgical parts of a Jewish synagogue service.
- What letters can be added to HAZAN?
- HAZAN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAZAN:
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