SHOWBIZ is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. SHOWBIZ 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 SHOWBIZ?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOWBIZ is to know. It scores 24 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWBIZ
No single letter turns SHOWBIZ into another word.
How SHOWBIZ scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHOWBIZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What stands out about SHOWBIZ
- SHOWBIZ scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHOWBIZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The entertainment industry, including theatre, film, television and popular music.
Showbiz is a breezy shortening of show business, often used when talking about fame, gossip and publicity rather than the craft. It carries a hint of glitter and sometimes of mild mockery.
How SHOWBIZ is used
Used informally for the world of entertainment and its celebrities.
- She grew up in a family steeped in showbiz.
- There is no business like showbiz, as the old song says.
- The newspaper columns were full of showbiz gossip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOWBIZ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOWBIZ
4 longer words begin with SHOWBIZ.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOWBIZ
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Common questions about SHOWBIZ
- Is SHOWBIZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOWBIZ, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOWBIZ worth?
- SHOWBIZ is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOWBIZ mean?
- The entertainment industry, including theatre, film, television and popular music.
- What letters can be added to SHOWBIZ?
- No single letter can be added to SHOWBIZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHOWBIZ:
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