ZARI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZARI 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ZARI?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZARI is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZARI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zarisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZARI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZARI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,068.
What stands out about ZARI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZARI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Gold or silver thread used in Indian embroidery.
Zari is wound round a silk core and was once genuinely gold, which made a wedding sari a store of value as much as a garment. Modern zari is usually coated copper, and the older kind is bought by weight.
How ZARI is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Zari is wound round a silk core and not solid.
- The word zari came into English from Persian through Hindi.
- Old zari is bought by weight rather than by length.
- A sari with real zari was a form of savings.
- Modern zari is coated copper in almost every case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZARI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZARI
The 4 tiles of ZARI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ZARI
3 longer words begin with ZARI.
Words ending in ZARI
1 words end in ZARI. Useful as a back hook: play ZARI onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZARI inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain ZARI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ZARI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZARI
Common questions about ZARI
- Is ZARI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZARI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZARI worth?
- ZARI is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZARI mean?
- Gold or silver thread used in Indian embroidery.
- What letters can be added to ZARI?
- ZARI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZARI:
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