ZAG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAG?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAG is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ZAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,989.
What stands out about ZAG
- ZAG scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp turn in the opposite direction to the one before.
Zag exists only because zigzag was split in two, and it cannot work alone: a zag needs its partner in front of it or the sentence sounds unfinished. Of the two halves this is the one used more, mostly in the saying about going one way when everybody else goes the other.
How ZAG is used
Countable, and also a verb. Nearly always paired with zig.
- One zig and one zag and the path is at the top.
- The market zags whenever the forecast says otherwise.
- He zagged and lost the whole field behind him.
- A zag without a zig reads as a mistake.
- The advice about zagging is older than the people giving it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAG
3 longer words begin with ZAG.
Words ending in ZAG
1 words end in ZAG. Useful as a back hook: play ZAG onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZAG inside
12 words contain ZAG in the middle. Words that start with ZAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAG
Common questions about ZAG
- Is ZAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAG worth?
- ZAG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAG mean?
- A sharp turn in the opposite direction to the one before.
- What letters can be added to ZAG?
- ZAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ZAG:
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