NYANZAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYANZAS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NYANZAS?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYANZAS is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYANZAS
No single letter turns NYANZAS into another word.
How NYANZAS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NYANZAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,705 thousand.
What does NYANZAS mean in Scrabble?
NYANZAS is the plural of NYANZA.
Shorter words from the letters in NYANZAS
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Common questions about NYANZAS
- Is NYANZAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYANZAS is not in it.
- How many points is NYANZAS worth?
- NYANZAS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NYANZAS?
- No single letter can be added to NYANZAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NYANZAS:
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