ZARDA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. ZARDA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 15 points there.
Which word lists accept ZARDA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZARDA is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZARDA
No single letter turns ZARDA into another word.
How ZARDA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZARDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does ZARDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A sweet, saffron-coloured rice dish flavoured with sugar, nuts and spices, popular in South Asian cuisine.
Zarda is traditionally cooked by simmering rice with sugar syrup, ghee, cardamom and saffron until it turns a bright yellow or orange colour. Nuts such as almonds and pistachios, along with raisins, are often added for texture and sweetness. It is commonly served as a dessert at festive meals and celebrations across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
How ZARDA is used
Used mainly in the context of South Asian cooking and festive meals rather than everyday general vocabulary.
- The wedding feast ended with a plate of warm zarda.
- She coloured the zarda bright yellow with a pinch of saffron.
- Grandmother's zarda recipe always included extra raisins and nuts.
- Zarda is traditionally served at the close of a festive dinner.
- He asked for a second helping of the sweet zarda.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZARDA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words with ZARDA inside
3 words contain ZARDA in the middle. Words that start with ZARDA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZARDA
Common questions about ZARDA
- Is ZARDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZARDA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZARDA worth?
- ZARDA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZARDA mean?
- A sweet, saffron-coloured rice dish flavoured with sugar, nuts and spices, popular in South Asian cuisine.
- What letters can be added to ZARDA?
- No single letter can be added to ZARDA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZARDA:
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