KRANZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. KRANZ 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KRANZ?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KRANZ is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KRANZ
No single letter turns KRANZ into another word.
How KRANZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KRANZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 232,369.
What does KRANZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A crown of exposed rock or line of cliffs capping the top of a hill or mountain, found in parts of southern Africa.
A kranz typically appears as a band of exposed rock ringing the upper slopes of a hill or mountain, often too steep to climb without ropes, and the term is used by hikers, geologists and farmers alike to describe such a rocky crest. The word comes from Afrikaans, where it also means a wreath or garland, and the geographic sense keeps that idea of a rock formation that crowns the high ground beneath it.
How KRANZ is used
South African English term for a rock cliff; also spelled krans.
- A pair of eagles nested high on the kranz.
- The trail followed the base of a long sandstone kranz.
- Climbers roped up before tackling the sheer kranz.
- Water trickled down the face of the kranz after the rain.
- The old fort was built into the shelter of a kranz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KRANZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KRANZ
1 longer words begin with KRANZ.
Shorter words from the letters in KRANZ
Common questions about KRANZ
- Is KRANZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KRANZ is not in it.
- How many points is KRANZ worth?
- KRANZ is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KRANZ mean?
- A crown of exposed rock or line of cliffs capping the top of a hill or mountain, found in parts of southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to KRANZ?
- No single letter can be added to KRANZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KRANZ:
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