ZANTHOXYLUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 35 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZANTHOXYLUM 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 35 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZANTHOXYLUM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZANTHOXYLUM is to know. It scores 35 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZANTHOXYLUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zanthoxylumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZANTHOXYLUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ZANTHOXYLUM, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZANTHOXYLUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ZANTHOXYLUM
- All 11 letters of ZANTHOXYLUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZANTHOXYLUM
1 longer words begin with ZANTHOXYLUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ZANTHOXYLUM
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Common questions about ZANTHOXYLUM
- Is ZANTHOXYLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZANTHOXYLUM is not in it.
- How many points is ZANTHOXYLUM worth?
- ZANTHOXYLUM is worth 35 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZANTHOXYLUM?
- ZANTHOXYLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ZANTHOXYLUM:
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