SELTZER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SELTZER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELTZER?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELTZER is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELTZER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seltzersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELTZER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SELTZER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does SELTZER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Fizzy water made by adding carbon dioxide, drunk plain or flavoured.
Seltzer takes its name from the German spa town of Niederselters, famous for bubbling mineral springs. In the United States it is a common word for plain sparkling water and for flavoured canned versions.
How SELTZER is used
Seltzer is used in everyday talk about drinks, especially in American English.
- I ordered a lime seltzer with my lunch.
- He added a splash of seltzer to the juice.
- The old diner still had a seltzer bottle behind the bar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELTZER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELTZER
1 longer words begin with SELTZER.
Shorter words from the letters in SELTZER
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Common questions about SELTZER
- Is SELTZER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELTZER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELTZER worth?
- SELTZER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELTZER mean?
- Fizzy water made by adding carbon dioxide, drunk plain or flavoured.
- What letters can be added to SELTZER?
- SELTZER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SELTZER:
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