ZAYIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZAYIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAYIN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAYIN is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAYIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zayinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAYIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZAYIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does ZAYIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Zayin represents a consonant sound similar to the English z and, like other Hebrew letters, also historically doubled as a numeral. The letter appears in Hebrew words, names and religious texts, and its shape is a short vertical stroke with a small flag at the top.
How ZAYIN is used
Used when discussing the Hebrew alphabet, its letters, or Hebrew-language texts.
- The teacher wrote zayin on the board for the class.
- Zayin makes a sound similar to the English z.
- The word begins with the letter zayin.
- Students practiced writing zayin in their notebooks.
- Zayin is the seventh letter in the traditional order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAYIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAYIN
1 longer words begin with ZAYIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAYIN
Common questions about ZAYIN
- Is ZAYIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAYIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAYIN worth?
- ZAYIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAYIN mean?
- The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- What letters can be added to ZAYIN?
- ZAYIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZAYIN:
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