ZARIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZARIS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZARIS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZARIS is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZARIS
No single letter turns ZARIS into another word.
How ZARIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZARIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What stands out about ZARIS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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
Anagrams of ZARIS
The 5 tiles of ZARIS in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in ZARIS
1 words end in ZARIS. Useful as a back hook: play ZARIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZARIS inside
8 words contain ZARIS in the middle. Words that start with ZARIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZARIS
Common questions about ZARIS
- Is ZARIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZARIS is not in it.
- How many points is ZARIS worth?
- ZARIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZARIS?
- No single letter can be added to ZARIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZARIS:
Open ZARIS in the Word Finder