PAVONAZZO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 32 points

It depends on the list you play by. PAVONAZZO 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 32 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PAVONAZZO?

Word power: 47 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PAVONAZZO is to know. It scores 32 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PAVONAZZO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PAVONAZZO scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in PAVONAZZO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PAVONAZZO needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about PAVONAZZO

• Two Zs in one word: PAVONAZZO doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• PAVONAZZO scores 32 points, more than twice the average for a 9-letter word (14.8).

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PAVONAZZO

1 longer words begin with PAVONAZZO.

Shorter words from the letters in PAVONAZZO

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Common questions about PAVONAZZO

Is PAVONAZZO valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAVONAZZO is not in it.

How many points is PAVONAZZO worth?

PAVONAZZO is worth 32 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PAVONAZZO?

PAVONAZZO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.