ZELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZELS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listZELS · 4 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
4letters
0hooks available
1 in 20,423odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ZELS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful ZELS is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZELS
No single letter turns ZELS into another word.
How ZELS scores
Scrabble z10e1l1s1 13
Words with Friends z10e1l2s1 14
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
Words ending in ZELS
bezels17 hazels18 ouzels15 puzels17 sizels15 zizels24 donzels17 drazels17 ghazels20 meazels18 puzzels27 ranzels16 teazels16 wurzels19 damozels20 pretzels19 schnitzels24 shlimazels24 schlimazels27 mangelwurzels28 mangoldwurzels30
21 words end in ZELS. Useful as a back hook: play ZELS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ZELS
Common questions about ZELS
- Is ZELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZELS is not in it.
- How many points is ZELS worth?
- ZELS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZELS?
- No single letter can be added to ZELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZELS:
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