WAZZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAZZ 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 25 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WAZZ?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAZZ is to know. It scores 25 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAZZ
No single letter turns WAZZ into another word.
How WAZZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WAZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WAZZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WAZZ
- Two Zs in one word: WAZZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 25 points, WAZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 4-letter words we list.
- WAZZ averages 6.3 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 WAZZ
5 longer words begin with WAZZ.
Words with WAZZ inside
2 words contain WAZZ in the middle. Words that start with WAZZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAZZ
Common questions about WAZZ
- Is WAZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAZZ, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAZZ worth?
- WAZZ is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAZZ?
- No single letter can be added to WAZZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WAZZ:
Open WAZZ in the Word Finder