ZABRA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZABRA 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZABRA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZABRA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZABRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zabrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZABRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZABRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about ZABRA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZABRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalhistorical
A small sailing vessel formerly used along the northern coast of Spain.
A zabra was light enough to work close inshore yet sturdy enough for coastal trade and short naval missions. Spanish fleets sometimes used the zabra as a dispatch boat, carrying messages or officers between larger warships. Because it was small and common rather than celebrated, detailed records of its exact rigging are scarce today.
How ZABRA is used
A specialist term found mainly in historical accounts of Spanish shipping.
- The captain sent word ahead aboard a swift zabra.
- A zabra ferried supplies along the rocky coastline.
- Historians noted the zabra among the fleet's smaller vessels.
- The zabra could reach harbours too shallow for larger ships.
- Records mention a zabra used to carry dispatches in 1588.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZABRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZABRA
The 5 tiles of ZABRA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ZABRA
1 longer words begin with ZABRA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZABRA
Common questions about ZABRA
- Is ZABRA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZABRA is not in it.
- How many points is ZABRA worth?
- ZABRA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZABRA mean?
- A small sailing vessel formerly used along the northern coast of Spain.
- What letters can be added to ZABRA?
- ZABRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZABRA:
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