ZAMBUCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZAMBUCKS 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZAMBUCKS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAMBUCKS is to know. It scores 27 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAMBUCKS
No single letter turns ZAMBUCKS into another word.
How ZAMBUCKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZAMBUCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZAMBUCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ZAMBUCKS
- All 8 letters of ZAMBUCKS are different — nothing repeats.
- ZAMBUCKS scores 27 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ZAMBUCKS
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Common questions about ZAMBUCKS
- Is ZAMBUCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZAMBUCKS is not in it.
- How many points is ZAMBUCKS worth?
- ZAMBUCKS is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZAMBUCKS?
- No single letter can be added to ZAMBUCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZAMBUCKS:
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