PIZZAZZ is a valid Scrabble word — 45 points

Yes. PIZZAZZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 45 points in Scrabble and 46 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept PIZZAZZ?

Word power: 67 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PIZZAZZ is to know. It scores 45 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PIZZAZZ

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PIZZAZZ scores

Face value of the 7 tiles in PIZZAZZ, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PIZZAZZ needs 3 blank tiles.

What stands out about PIZZAZZ

• PIZZAZZ uses the letter Z four times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
• At 45 points, PIZZAZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 7-letter words we list.
• PIZZAZZ 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 PIZZAZZ

4 longer words begin with PIZZAZZ.

Shorter words from the letters in PIZZAZZ

Common questions about PIZZAZZ

Is PIZZAZZ valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIZZAZZ, where it scores 46 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PIZZAZZ worth?

PIZZAZZ is worth 45 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PIZZAZZ?

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