SADZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SADZA 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SADZA?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SADZA is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SADZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sadzasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SADZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SADZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does SADZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A thick porridge made from maize meal, eaten as a staple food in parts of Southern Africa.
Sadza is cooked by stirring maize meal into boiling water until it thickens into a firm, starchy mass, similar to dishes like ugali or pap found elsewhere on the continent. It forms the base of daily meals in Zimbabwe and neighbouring regions, usually served alongside vegetables, meat, or a sauce. Because it is filling and inexpensive to prepare, sadza has long been a household staple rather than an occasional dish. The word names both the cooked food and the everyday meal built around it.
How SADZA is used
This word is used mainly when describing Southern African food and cooking traditions.
- The family gathered each evening to eat sadza with a vegetable stew.
- She learned to stir the sadza until it reached the right thickness.
- Sadza is often served alongside grilled meat at celebrations.
- He missed the taste of home-cooked sadza while studying abroad.
- Street vendors sold sadza and relish to workers at midday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SADZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SADZA
1 longer words begin with SADZA.
Shorter words from the letters in SADZA
Common questions about SADZA
- Is SADZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SADZA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SADZA worth?
- SADZA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SADZA mean?
- A thick porridge made from maize meal, eaten as a staple food in parts of Southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to SADZA?
- SADZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SADZA:
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