ZENAIDA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZENAIDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZENAIDA?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZENAIDA is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZENAIDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zenaidasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZENAIDA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZENAIDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does ZENAIDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A dove of a genus of tropical American pigeons, one species of which reaches the West Indies.
Zenaida works as a scientific label as well as a bird name, so a field guide may print it in italics. Its range is mainly the warm Americas, and one species also reaches the West Indies.
How ZENAIDA is used
Zenaida is a zoological noun for the dove and for the genus it belongs to.
- A zenaida cooed softly from the garden wall.
- The guide pointed out a zenaida on the branch.
- Zenaida doves are common in warm island scrub.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZENAIDA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZENAIDA
1 longer words begin with ZENAIDA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZENAIDA
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Common questions about ZENAIDA
- Is ZENAIDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZENAIDA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZENAIDA worth?
- ZENAIDA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZENAIDA mean?
- A dove of a genus of tropical American pigeons, one species of which reaches the West Indies.
- What letters can be added to ZENAIDA?
- ZENAIDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZENAIDA:
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