ZAMBUKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZAMBUKS 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZAMBUKS?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAMBUKS is to know. It scores 24 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAMBUKS
No single letter turns ZAMBUKS into another word.
How ZAMBUKS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZAMBUKS, 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 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What stands out about ZAMBUKS
- ZAMBUKS scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ZAMBUKS
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Common questions about ZAMBUKS
- Is ZAMBUKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZAMBUKS is not in it.
- How many points is ZAMBUKS worth?
- ZAMBUKS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZAMBUKS?
- No single letter can be added to ZAMBUKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZAMBUKS:
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