SMAZE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SMAZE 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 SMAZE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMAZE is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMAZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smazesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMAZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SMAZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SMAZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A form of air pollution created by a mixture of smoke and haze.
Smaze is a blend word combining smoke and haze to describe a hazy atmospheric condition produced when smoke particles mix with natural haze or fog. It reduces visibility and often signals poor air quality over cities or regions affected by fires or heavy industry. The term became more common as scientists and journalists needed a short word for this specific combination of pollutants.
How SMAZE is used
A specialised environmental term used mainly in weather and air-quality reporting.
- A thick layer of smaze hung over the valley.
- The forecast warned of smaze reducing visibility on the highway.
- Wildfires left the city under a blanket of smaze.
- Scientists measured particle levels in the smaze.
- The smaze made the sunset look unusually orange.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMAZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMAZE
The 5 tiles of SMAZE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SMAZE
1 longer words begin with SMAZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMAZE
Common questions about SMAZE
- Is SMAZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMAZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMAZE worth?
- SMAZE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMAZE mean?
- A form of air pollution created by a mixture of smoke and haze.
- What letters can be added to SMAZE?
- SMAZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SMAZE:
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