ZASTRUGA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZASTRUGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZASTRUGA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZASTRUGA is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZASTRUGA
No single letter turns ZASTRUGA into another word.
How ZASTRUGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZASTRUGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZASTRUGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZASTRUGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of the long, sharp-edged ridges of hard snow that wind carves on open plains.
Each zastruga points in the direction of the prevailing wind, which makes it a natural compass for polar travellers. Crossing a field of them on skis or by sledge is slow and jarring work. The word came into English from Russian.
How ZASTRUGA is used
Used in polar, mountain and weather writing, usually in the plural form.
- The sledge bounced over every zastruga on the ice.
- Explorers used the angle of the zastruga to hold their course.
- A low zastruga tripped the lead skier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZASTRUGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZASTRUGA
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Common questions about ZASTRUGA
- Is ZASTRUGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZASTRUGA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZASTRUGA worth?
- ZASTRUGA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZASTRUGA mean?
- One of the long, sharp-edged ridges of hard snow that wind carves on open plains.
- What letters can be added to ZASTRUGA?
- No single letter can be added to ZASTRUGA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZASTRUGA:
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