TUZZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. TUZZ 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TUZZ?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUZZ is to know. It scores 22 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUZZ
No single letter turns TUZZ into another word.
How TUZZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. TUZZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about TUZZ
- Two Zs in one word: TUZZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- TUZZ scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
- TUZZ averages 5.5 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TUZZ
1 longer words begin with TUZZ.
Shorter words from the letters in TUZZ
Common questions about TUZZ
- Is TUZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TUZZ is not in it.
- How many points is TUZZ worth?
- TUZZ is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TUZZ?
- No single letter can be added to TUZZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUZZ:
Open TUZZ in the Word Finder