ZAZEN is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. ZAZEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAZEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAZEN is to know. It scores 23 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAZEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zazensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAZEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZAZEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZAZEN needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about ZAZEN
- Two Zs in one word: ZAZEN doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- ZAZEN scores 23 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZAZEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Seated meditation practised in Zen Buddhism, usually with the legs crossed and the back upright.
Zazen is the central meditative practice of Zen Buddhism, in which a person sits still, often in a cross-legged lotus posture, and focuses attention on breathing and present awareness rather than on directed thought. It is practised both by monks in monasteries and by lay students of Zen.
How ZAZEN is used
A neutral term from Buddhist practice, used descriptively in writing about meditation and religion.
- The monks began the morning with an hour of zazen.
- She learned zazen at a local meditation centre.
- The retreat alternated walking meditation with sessions of zazen.
- He found zazen difficult at first because his legs ached.
- The teacher corrected her posture during zazen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAZEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZAZEN
The 5 tiles of ZAZEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ZAZEN
1 longer words begin with ZAZEN.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAZEN
Common questions about ZAZEN
- Is ZAZEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAZEN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAZEN worth?
- ZAZEN is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAZEN mean?
- Seated meditation practised in Zen Buddhism, usually with the legs crossed and the back upright.
- What letters can be added to ZAZEN?
- ZAZEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZAZEN:
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