SPETZNAZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPETZNAZ 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPETZNAZ?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPETZNAZ is to know. It scores 28 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPETZNAZ
No single letter turns SPETZNAZ into another word.
How SPETZNAZ scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPETZNAZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SPETZNAZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SPETZNAZ
- Two Zs in one word: SPETZNAZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- SPETZNAZ scores 28 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPETZNAZ
1 longer words begin with SPETZNAZ.
Shorter words from the letters in SPETZNAZ
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Common questions about SPETZNAZ
- Is SPETZNAZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPETZNAZ is not in it.
- How many points is SPETZNAZ worth?
- SPETZNAZ is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPETZNAZ?
- No single letter can be added to SPETZNAZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPETZNAZ:
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