WAREZ is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAREZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAREZ?
| 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 WAREZ is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAREZ
No single letter turns WAREZ into another word.
How WAREZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAREZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does WAREZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
Copyrighted software, especially games or applications, that has been copied and shared without permission.
Warez became common online slang for illegally distributed digital software, deliberately spelled with a z to mark it as internet jargon rather than the ordinary word wares. People treat warez as a mass noun, much like software, and rarely give it a singular form.
How WAREZ is used
Informal and mainly written; used online and in discussions of software piracy rather than in formal writing.
- Downloading warez from unofficial sites carries legal risk.
- The forum was shut down for hosting warez links.
- She warned her students that warez sites often contain malware.
- Old warez collections still circulate on hidden corners of the internet.
- The company tracks warez distribution of its flagship program.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAREZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAREZ
1 longer words begin with WAREZ.
Shorter words from the letters in WAREZ
Common questions about WAREZ
- Is WAREZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAREZ, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAREZ worth?
- WAREZ is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAREZ mean?
- Copyrighted software, especially games or applications, that has been copied and shared without permission.
- What letters can be added to WAREZ?
- No single letter can be added to WAREZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAREZ:
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