YOWZA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. YOWZA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept YOWZA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOWZA is to know. It scores 20 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOWZA
No single letter turns YOWZA into another word.
How YOWZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YOWZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What stands out about YOWZA
- YOWZA scores 20 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 YOWZA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalslangNorth American
Used to express strong enthusiasm, excitement, or surprise.
People say yowza as an exclamation when something impresses, delights, or startles them, much like saying wow. The word carries a playful, exaggerated tone.
How YOWZA is used
Informal exclamation, common in casual American speech and media; not used in formal writing.
- Yowza, that was the fastest race I have ever seen!
- He looked at the bill and just said, yowza.
- Yowza, this chili is spicier than I expected.
- The crowd shouted yowza when the fireworks began.
- Yowza! I did not expect to win first prize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOWZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YOWZA
Common questions about YOWZA
- Is YOWZA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YOWZA is not in it.
- How many points is YOWZA worth?
- YOWZA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOWZA mean?
- Used to express strong enthusiasm, excitement, or surprise.
- What letters can be added to YOWZA?
- No single letter can be added to YOWZA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YOWZA:
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