PIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIZES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PIZES?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIZES is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIZES
No single letter turns PIZES into another word.
How PIZES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Words ending in PIZES
5 words end in PIZES. Useful as a back hook: play PIZES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PIZES
Common questions about PIZES
- Is PIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIZES is not in it.
- How many points is PIZES worth?
- PIZES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIZES?
- No single letter can be added to PIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIZES:
Open PIZES in the Word Finder