ZAPTIEH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. ZAPTIEH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAPTIEH?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAPTIEH is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAPTIEH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zaptiehsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAPTIEH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZAPTIEH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does ZAPTIEH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Turkish policeman, especially in the Ottoman period.
A zaptieh kept order in the provinces of the Ottoman empire and was often a mounted gendarme. The word turns up in travel writing and history books about the Near East.
How ZAPTIEH is used
Historical; zaptiah is a variant spelling.
- A zaptieh escorted the travellers along the mountain road.
- The village headman complained to the local zaptieh.
- The old traveller recalled how each zaptieh carried a rifle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAPTIEH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAPTIEH
1 longer words begin with ZAPTIEH.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAPTIEH
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Common questions about ZAPTIEH
- Is ZAPTIEH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAPTIEH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAPTIEH worth?
- ZAPTIEH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAPTIEH mean?
- A Turkish policeman, especially in the Ottoman period.
- What letters can be added to ZAPTIEH?
- ZAPTIEH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZAPTIEH:
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