NAZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAZE 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAZE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAZE is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nazesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAZE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does NAZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A headland or cape, especially a low, flat one jutting into the sea.
Naze names the tip of land where the shore pushes out into open water, often flat or marshy rather than tall and rocky. The word survives mainly in place names along the English and Norwegian coasts, marking a point sailors once used to fix their position.
How NAZE is used
Mostly seen today in place names rather than everyday description of coastline.
- The lighthouse stood at the end of the naze.
- Fishermen rounded the naze before turning into the bay.
- Erosion has worn the naze down over the centuries.
- From the naze you could see ships far out at sea.
- The map marked the naze as a landmark for sailors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAZE
1 longer words begin with NAZE.
Words ending in NAZE
1 words end in NAZE. Useful as a back hook: play NAZE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAZE inside
6 words contain NAZE in the middle. Words that start with NAZE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAZE
Common questions about NAZE
- Is NAZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAZE is not in it.
- How many points is NAZE worth?
- NAZE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAZE mean?
- A headland or cape, especially a low, flat one jutting into the sea.
- What letters can be added to NAZE?
- NAZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAZE:
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