Is ZARIBA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZARIBA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ZARIBA worth?

ZARIBA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ZARIBA?

ZARIBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

ZARIBA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. ZARIBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

z10a1r1i1b3a1

PlayableZARIBA · 6 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 306,598odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ZARIBA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful ZARIBA is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ZARIBA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

zaribas18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ZARIBA scores

Scrabble z10a1r1i1b3a1 17

Words with Friends z10a1r1i1b4a1 18

Face value of the 6 tiles in ZARIBA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
z	1	1
a	2	9
r	1	6
i	1	9
b	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.

Words starting with ZARIBA

zaribas18

1 longer words begin with ZARIBA.

Shorter words from the letters in ZARIBA

baiza16 bazar16 braza16 zabra16 braai7 baza15 izar13 riza13 zari13 abri6 arba6 rabi6 riba6 aria4 raia4 biz14 riz12 aba5 arb5 baa5 bar5 bra5 rib5 aia3 air3 rai3 ria3 za11 ab4 ba4 bi4 ib4 aa2 ai2 ar2

Common questions about ZARIBA

Is ZARIBA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZARIBA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ZARIBA worth?: ZARIBA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ZARIBA?: ZARIBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZARIBA:

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