PAZZAZZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 45 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAZZAZZ 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 45 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PAZZAZZ?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAZZAZZ is to know. It scores 45 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAZZAZZ
No single letter turns PAZZAZZ into another word.
How PAZZAZZ scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAZZAZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 4 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PAZZAZZ needs 3 blank tiles.
What stands out about PAZZAZZ
- PAZZAZZ uses the letter Z four times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
- At 45 points, PAZZAZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 7-letter words we list.
- PAZZAZZ averages 6.4 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PAZZAZZ
1 longer words begin with PAZZAZZ.
Shorter words from the letters in PAZZAZZ
Common questions about PAZZAZZ
- Is PAZZAZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAZZAZZ is not in it.
- How many points is PAZZAZZ worth?
- PAZZAZZ is worth 45 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAZZAZZ?
- No single letter can be added to PAZZAZZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAZZAZZ:
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