RITZY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RITZY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RITZY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RITZY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RITZY
No single letter turns RITZY into another word.
How RITZY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RITZY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does RITZY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Expensively stylish, fashionable, and impressive in a showy way.
A ritzy hotel or restaurant signals wealth through its polish and luxury, from marble floors to uniformed staff, and calling a place ritzy carries a faint suggestion that all the glamour is meant to be noticed. The word comes from the name of the Ritz hotels, long associated with high-society comfort.
How RITZY is used
Informal; used in everyday speech about places or things seen as luxurious or fashionable.
- They celebrated the anniversary at a ritzy downtown restaurant.
- The lobby looked far too ritzy for a budget traveller.
- She wore a ritzy gown to the gala.
- His new apartment building has a ritzy rooftop pool.
- The wedding was held in a ritzy hotel by the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RITZY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in RITZY
1 words end in RITZY. Useful as a back hook: play RITZY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RITZY
Common questions about RITZY
- Is RITZY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RITZY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RITZY worth?
- RITZY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RITZY mean?
- Expensively stylish, fashionable, and impressive in a showy way.
- What letters can be added to RITZY?
- No single letter can be added to RITZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RITZY:
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