PIZZAIOLA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIZZAIOLA 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PIZZAIOLA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIZZAIOLA is to know. It scores 29 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIZZAIOLA
No single letter turns PIZZAIOLA into another word.
How PIZZAIOLA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PIZZAIOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PIZZAIOLA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about PIZZAIOLA
- Two Zs in one word: PIZZAIOLA doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- PIZZAIOLA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PIZZAIOLA
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Common questions about PIZZAIOLA
- Is PIZZAIOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIZZAIOLA is not in it.
- How many points is PIZZAIOLA worth?
- PIZZAIOLA is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIZZAIOLA?
- No single letter can be added to PIZZAIOLA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PIZZAIOLA:
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