ZEERA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. ZEERA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 14 points there.
Which word lists accept ZEERA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEERA is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEERA
No single letter turns ZEERA into another word.
How ZEERA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZEERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,124.
What does ZEERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
Cumin, the aromatic seed used as a spice, especially in South Asian cooking.
Zeera is the term commonly used in Indian, Pakistani, and other South Asian kitchens for cumin seed, whether whole or ground into powder. Cooks typically toast zeera in hot oil at the start of a dish to bring out its warm, earthy flavor before adding other ingredients. The word appears often on spice packaging and restaurant menus alongside or instead of the English name cumin.
How ZEERA is used
Indian English noun for cumin, widely used in recipes and on spice labels.
- She added a pinch of zeera to the hot oil first.
- The recipe called for roasted zeera powder.
- Whole zeera seeds crackled as they hit the pan.
- The market stall sold zeera alongside other ground spices.
- A dash of zeera gave the lentils their familiar aroma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZEERA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZEERA
The 5 tiles of ZEERA in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEERA
Common questions about ZEERA
- Is ZEERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZEERA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZEERA worth?
- ZEERA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZEERA mean?
- Cumin, the aromatic seed used as a spice, especially in South Asian cooking.
- What letters can be added to ZEERA?
- No single letter can be added to ZEERA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZEERA:
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