ZEBEC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZEBEC 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 ZEBEC?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEBEC is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEBEC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZEBEC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZEBEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 285,180.
What does ZEBEC mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalhistorical
A small, fast sailing ship of the Mediterranean, typically built with three masts and a mix of square and triangular sails.
A zebec was long and narrow for its size, which let it move quickly under sail or oar, and it was historically used both by traders and, notoriously, by pirates operating along the Barbary Coast. The word is simply a variant spelling of xebec, and the two forms describe exactly the same vessel.
How ZEBEC is used
Nautical and historical; found in accounts of Mediterranean shipping and naval history.
- The captain steered his zebec along the North African coast.
- Pirates once favored the zebec for its speed under sail and oar.
- A model of an eighteenth-century zebec stood in the maritime museum.
- The zebec's triangular sails caught the wind better than square-rigged ships.
- Traders loaded spices onto the waiting zebec at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZEBEC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZEBEC
3 longer words begin with ZEBEC.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEBEC
Common questions about ZEBEC
- Is ZEBEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZEBEC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZEBEC worth?
- ZEBEC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZEBEC mean?
- A small, fast sailing ship of the Mediterranean, typically built with three masts and a mix of square and triangular sails.
- What letters can be added to ZEBEC?
- ZEBEC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZEBEC:
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