MATZA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MATZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATZA?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATZA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATZA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MATZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does MATZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat, unleavened bread traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Passover.
Matza is made from flour and water baked quickly before any yeast or leavening agent can act, producing a thin, crisp, cracker-like bread. Jewish law requires the dough to be baked within eighteen minutes of mixing to prevent fermentation, which is why the bread stays flat rather than rising. It is eaten throughout the week of Passover in place of ordinary leavened bread, recalling the hurried departure from Egypt described in the Exodus story.
How MATZA is used
Used mainly in the context of Jewish dietary custom and the Passover holiday.
- They set out a plate of matza for the Passover meal.
- Crumbs of matza covered the table by the end of the seder.
- She spread butter thinly over a piece of matza.
- The recipe uses ground matza instead of breadcrumbs.
- Boxes of matza appeared in every grocery store before the holiday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATZA
3 longer words begin with MATZA.
Shorter words from the letters in MATZA
Common questions about MATZA
- Is MATZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATZA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATZA worth?
- MATZA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATZA mean?
- A flat, unleavened bread traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Passover.
- What letters can be added to MATZA?
- MATZA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MATZA:
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