ZACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZACKS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZACKS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZACKS is to know. It scores 20 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZACKS
No single letter turns ZACKS into another word.
How ZACKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What stands out about ZACKS
- ZACKS 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
Shorter words from the letters in ZACKS
Common questions about ZACKS
- Is ZACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZACKS is not in it.
- How many points is ZACKS worth?
- ZACKS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZACKS?
- No single letter can be added to ZACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZACKS:
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