ZENS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZENS 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.
Which word lists accept ZENS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZENS is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZENS
No single letter turns ZENS into another word.
How ZENS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
Words ending in ZENS
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in ZENS. Useful as a back hook: play ZENS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZENS inside
4 words contain ZENS in the middle. Words that start with ZENS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZENS
Common questions about ZENS
- Is ZENS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZENS is not in it.
- How many points is ZENS worth?
- ZENS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZENS?
- No single letter can be added to ZENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZENS:
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