JANIZAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. JANIZAR 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JANIZAR?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 70 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JANIZAR is to know. It scores 23 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JANIZAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JANIZAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JANIZAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
Words starting with JANIZAR
4 longer words begin with JANIZAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JANIZAR
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Common questions about JANIZAR
- Is JANIZAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JANIZAR is not in it.
- How many points is JANIZAR worth?
- JANIZAR is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JANIZAR?
- JANIZAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JANIZAR:
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