RITZ is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RITZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RITZ?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RITZ is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RITZ
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RITZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RITZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does RITZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Ostentatious luxury.
Ritz comes from the hotelier Cesar Ritz and became a common noun within his own lifetime, which very few surnames manage. A song of 1929 kept the word alive long after the hotels stopped being new.
How RITZ is used
Uncountable. Chiefly in put on the ritz.
- A bit of ritz about the whole arrangement.
- The word ritz comes from a hotelier's surname.
- Putting on the ritz is from a song of 1929.
- Ritz became a common noun in one lifetime.
- Two hotels and only one of them has any ritz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RITZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RITZ
7 longer words begin with RITZ.
Words ending in RITZ
2 words end in RITZ. Useful as a back hook: play RITZ onto a word already on the board.
Words with RITZ inside
23 words contain RITZ in the middle. Words that start with RITZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RITZ
Common questions about RITZ
- Is RITZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RITZ, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RITZ worth?
- RITZ is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RITZ mean?
- Ostentatious luxury.
- What letters can be added to RITZ?
- RITZ takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RITZ:
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