IZZAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. IZZAT 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept IZZAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IZZAT is to know. It scores 23 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IZZAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
izzatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IZZAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IZZAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. IZZAT needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about IZZAT
- Two Zs in one word: IZZAT doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- IZZAT scores 23 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 IZZAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
Honour, reputation or personal prestige, especially as a matter of social standing to be defended.
Izzat, a loanword from Urdu and Hindi used in Indian English, names the sense of honour and public standing that a person or family is expected to protect. Losing izzat means suffering shame in the eyes of others, while defending it can guide serious decisions within a family or community.
How IZZAT is used
Used chiefly in South Asian English rather than in general British or American usage.
- The family felt their izzat was at stake after the scandal.
- He acted quickly to restore his izzat among the elders.
- Losing the case would have cost the merchant his izzat.
- She would not apologise, fearing it would damage her izzat.
- Izzat mattered more to him than the money he lost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IZZAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IZZAT
1 longer words begin with IZZAT.
Shorter words from the letters in IZZAT
Common questions about IZZAT
- Is IZZAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IZZAT, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IZZAT worth?
- IZZAT is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IZZAT mean?
- Honour, reputation or personal prestige, especially as a matter of social standing to be defended.
- What letters can be added to IZZAT?
- IZZAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IZZAT:
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