ZANTHOXYL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 31 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZANTHOXYL 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 31 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZANTHOXYL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZANTHOXYL is to know. It scores 31 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZANTHOXYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zanthoxylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZANTHOXYL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ZANTHOXYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZANTHOXYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ZANTHOXYL
- All 9 letters of ZANTHOXYL are different — nothing repeats.
- ZANTHOXYL scores 31 points, more than twice the average for a 9-letter word (14.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZANTHOXYL
3 longer words begin with ZANTHOXYL.
Shorter words from the letters in ZANTHOXYL
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Common questions about ZANTHOXYL
- Is ZANTHOXYL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZANTHOXYL is not in it.
- How many points is ZANTHOXYL worth?
- ZANTHOXYL is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZANTHOXYL?
- ZANTHOXYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ZANTHOXYL:
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