RAZZIA is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. RAZZIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAZZIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAZZIA is to know. It scores 24 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAZZIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
razziasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAZZIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAZZIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. RAZZIA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about RAZZIA
- Two Zs in one word: RAZZIA doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- RAZZIA scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAZZIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A raid for plunder or conquest, especially one made by raiders in North Africa.
The word comes from Arabic and was used by European writers about slave-taking and cattle-stealing expeditions. Over time it also came to mean a police raid in some languages. The plural razzias is regular, and razzia is a loanword from Arabic by way of French.
How RAZZIA is used
Used in historical writing about raids and conquest.
- The village was destroyed in a razzia at dawn.
- Chroniclers describe the razzia that emptied the valley.
- A razzia could take captives and herds in a single night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAZZIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAZZIA
1 longer words begin with RAZZIA.
Shorter words from the letters in RAZZIA
Common questions about RAZZIA
- Is RAZZIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAZZIA, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAZZIA worth?
- RAZZIA is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAZZIA mean?
- A raid for plunder or conquest, especially one made by raiders in North Africa.
- What letters can be added to RAZZIA?
- RAZZIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAZZIA:
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