MIZEN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MIZEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIZEN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIZEN is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIZEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mizensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIZEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIZEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does MIZEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The mast or sail nearest the stern on a sailing ship with three or more masts, also spelled mizzen.
On a traditional square-rigged vessel, the mizen stands behind the mainmast and carries a smaller, fore-and-aft sail that helps steer the ship rather than drive it forward. Sailors distinguish it from the foremast and mainmast mainly by its position and lighter rigging. The spelling mizen appears about as often as mizzen in older nautical writing. Either form refers to the same part of the ship.
How MIZEN is used
A specialist nautical term, met mainly in sailing manuals and in fiction set aboard old sailing ships.
- The crew scrambled to reef the mizen before the squall hit.
- Damage to the mizen left the ship harder to steer in the storm.
- He was stationed at the mizen during the battle.
- The captain ordered the mizen sail trimmed to catch the shifting wind.
- Only the mizen remained standing after the mast broke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIZEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIZEN
3 longer words begin with MIZEN.
Shorter words from the letters in MIZEN
Common questions about MIZEN
- Is MIZEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIZEN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIZEN worth?
- MIZEN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIZEN mean?
- The mast or sail nearest the stern on a sailing ship with three or more masts, also spelled mizzen.
- What letters can be added to MIZEN?
- MIZEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIZEN:
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