ZEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZEAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEAL is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZEAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does ZEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Great energy in pursuit of a cause.
Zeal came through Latin from a Greek word about heat, and it carries a warning in most English uses: zealot is built from it and is never a compliment. The adjective is neutral in a way the noun never quite is.
How ZEAL is used
Uncountable; there is no plural and no verb.
- The zeal of a convert is proverbial and usually accurate.
- The word zeal comes from a Greek one about heat.
- Zeal and zealot come from the same root.
- Reforming zeal empties a department faster than a policy.
- Zeal is admired in others and suspected in strangers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZEAL
The 4 tiles of ZEAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ZEAL
15 longer words begin with ZEAL.
Words ending in ZEAL
1 words end in ZEAL. Useful as a back hook: play ZEAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZEAL inside
5 words contain ZEAL in the middle. Words that start with ZEAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEAL
Common questions about ZEAL
- Is ZEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZEAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZEAL worth?
- ZEAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZEAL mean?
- Great energy in pursuit of a cause.
- What letters can be added to ZEAL?
- ZEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZEAL:
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