ZACATON is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZACATON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZACATON?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZACATON is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZACATON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zacatonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZACATON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZACATON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does ZACATON mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A coarse, wiry perennial grass of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Zacaton grows in clumps on dry, salty soils and was once cut to make brushes. The word comes from Spanish and is closely tied to the similar name sacaton.
How ZACATON is used
A plant name, zacaton, used in botany and range management.
- Cattle grazed on the zacaton along the dry creek.
- Tall zacaton grew in the alkaline flat.
- The botanist collected a sample of zacaton near the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZACATON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZACATON
1 longer words begin with ZACATON.
Shorter words from the letters in ZACATON
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Common questions about ZACATON
- Is ZACATON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZACATON, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZACATON worth?
- ZACATON is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZACATON mean?
- A coarse, wiry perennial grass of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- What letters can be added to ZACATON?
- ZACATON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZACATON:
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