ZADDIK is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. ZADDIK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZADDIK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZADDIK is to know. It scores 21 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZADDIK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZADDIK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZADDIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,453 thousand.
What stands out about ZADDIK
- ZADDIK scores 21 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZADDIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Hasidic spiritual leader, or a person regarded as exceptionally righteous in Jewish tradition.
In Hasidism a leader of this kind guides a community and is believed to link followers to God. The same word can describe any person whose piety is held up as a model. The Hebrew original means a righteous person, and zaddik is only one of several English spellings.
How ZADDIK is used
Used in discussions of Jewish religious life and history.
- Followers travelled for days to seek the advice of the zaddik.
- Stories about the zaddik of the village were told for generations.
- To his neighbours he was a zaddik, a man of quiet goodness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZADDIK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZADDIK
2 longer words begin with ZADDIK.
Shorter words from the letters in ZADDIK
Common questions about ZADDIK
- Is ZADDIK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZADDIK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZADDIK worth?
- ZADDIK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZADDIK mean?
- A Hasidic spiritual leader, or a person regarded as exceptionally righteous in Jewish tradition.
- What letters can be added to ZADDIK?
- ZADDIK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZADDIK:
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