ZANYISH is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ZANYISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZANYISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZANYISH is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZANYISH
No single letter turns ZANYISH into another word.
How ZANYISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZANYISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does ZANYISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Somewhat zany, comically odd or clownish.
Zanyish is a milder cousin of zany, used when the silliness is only partial or hinted at. It suits a person, a joke or an outfit that is slightly off-beat but not wild.
How ZANYISH is used
Zanyish is an informal adjective for behaviour or style that is a little crazy in a funny way.
- He had a zanyish way of answering the phone.
- The show had a zanyish charm that the children loved.
- She wore a zanyish hat covered in plastic fruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZANYISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ZANYISH
- Is ZANYISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZANYISH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZANYISH worth?
- ZANYISH is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZANYISH mean?
- Somewhat zany, comically odd or clownish.
- What letters can be added to ZANYISH?
- No single letter can be added to ZANYISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZANYISH:
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