TAZZA is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. TAZZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAZZA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAZZA is to know. It scores 23 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAZZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tazzasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAZZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAZZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. TAZZA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about TAZZA
- Two Zs in one word: TAZZA doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- TAZZA scores 23 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAZZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A shallow ornamental cup or bowl mounted on a stemmed foot.
A tazza is a decorative drinking vessel or display bowl, typically wide and shallow, raised on a single stem and base rather than sitting flat on a table. The Italian-derived word is used mainly by collectors, museums and writers describing antique silver or glass.
How TAZZA is used
A specialist term from decorative arts and antiques, rarely used outside that field.
- The museum displayed a silver tazza from the sixteenth century.
- A tazza of fruit stood at the centre of the banquet table.
- Collectors prize the tazza for its delicate engraved stem.
- The auction catalogue listed a Venetian glass tazza.
- She filled the tazza with rose petals for the wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAZZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAZZA
1 longer words begin with TAZZA.
Shorter words from the letters in TAZZA
Common questions about TAZZA
- Is TAZZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAZZA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAZZA worth?
- TAZZA is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAZZA mean?
- A shallow ornamental cup or bowl mounted on a stemmed foot.
- What letters can be added to TAZZA?
- TAZZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAZZA:
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