ZAIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ZAIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAIRE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAIRE is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zairesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAIRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZAIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What does ZAIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The former monetary unit of Zaire, used until it was replaced by the Congolese franc in 1998.
The zaire was the official currency of the country then called Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it was divided into one hundred smaller units called makuta. Introduced in the 1960s as part of a broader renaming of the country's currency and institutions, the zaire suffered severe inflation in its later years, which eventually forced the government to replace it. Collectors and historians of African currency still refer to the zaire when discussing banknotes and coins from that period. The word survives mainly in economic history rather than in current use, since the currency itself was retired decades ago.
How ZAIRE is used
A historical term for a discontinued currency, used mainly in accounts of African monetary history.
- Collectors trade old banknotes marked in zaire from the 1980s.
- The zaire lost most of its value during a period of severe inflation.
- Museums display coins denominated in zaire alongside modern currency.
- Economists study the collapse of the zaire as a case of hyperinflation.
- The government finally abandoned the zaire in favor of a new franc.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAIRE
1 longer words begin with ZAIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAIRE
Common questions about ZAIRE
- Is ZAIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAIRE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAIRE worth?
- ZAIRE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAIRE mean?
- The former monetary unit of Zaire, used until it was replaced by the Congolese franc in 1998.
- What letters can be added to ZAIRE?
- ZAIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZAIRE:
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